Jayapura
Value chain: Cacao
Specific location
Eight districts, 13 villages: District – Nimbokrang, Nimboran, Kemtuk Gresi, Namblong, Gresi Selatan, Yapi, Kaureh, Genyem and Jayapura city itself.
Geography
Kabupaten Jayapura is in Papua province. It also is the home of Jayapura, the capital of Papua and Kabupaten Jayapura.
Livelihoods
Farming.
Supporting facilities
The capital city provides many facilities. The outlying districts have limited facilities.
GEG Intervention
Multiple capacity building training (GAP, Business, Management).
Rehabilitation and establishment of nurseries and distribution of cacao seedlings.
Year started
2019.
Government collaboration
The government has promised significant funds to help support the cacao development.
GEG has been included on an ad-hoc cacao management group for the area.
Achievement until 2020
90,000 seedlings distributed and 38 nurseries set up.
A further 14 villages have approached GEG and asked for support.