Visit the Cafe in Wamena, Vice President Gibran Meets Coffee Activists

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka visited one of the cafes in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Mountains, Tuesday night (13/1/2026) to meet coffee activists. (ANTARA/HO-Secretariat of the Vice President)

WAMENA - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming visited one of the cafes in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Mountains, to meet coffee activists and creative economic actors to encourage MSMEs to rise in class.

In the warm and relaxed meeting, the Vice President absorbed the aspirations of UMKM actors who have been actively encouraging the people's economy in the Papua Mountains region.

This activity is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's instructions which emphasize the importance of strengthening the people's economy based on local potential, increasing the added value of regional flagship commodities, and empowering MSMEs as the main pillars of inclusive and sustainable economic development.

The Vice President discussed with the Association of Farmers and Coffee Activists of Papua Mountains (PPKPP) which is led by Lemeus Franky Gombo.

This association, which was formed in 2022, aims to embrace Jayawijaya youth and currently shelters coffee farmers and activists from eight regencies in the Papua Mountains Province.

Coffee products from farmers in the association have made international achievements, including winning awards in coffee competitions in Australia, and are routinely exported to various countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Canada with a volume of around two tons per country every two months.

After the meeting, the Chairman of the PPKPP Association, Franky Gombo, expressed his appreciation for the Vice President's visit.

"We from the association of farmers and coffee activists of the Papua Mountains Province are representatives of all coffee farmers in eight regencies. This visit by the Vice President brings great hope, joy, and enthusiasm for the people of Papua, especially in strengthening MSMEs," he said as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 13.

According to Franky, strong MSMEs will have a direct impact on national economic resilience.

He explained that the association had participated in various international events in recent years and gained recognition as the world's best grade 1 coffee.

"The demand can reach 50 to 200 tons per week. This is a challenge because we can't go it alone. Therefore, we convey to the Vice President the importance of cooperation from upstream to downstream," he said.

Franky said the support needed was not only in the form of production equipment assistance, but also managerial strengthening, training, and ongoing assistance.

He hopes that there will be training and mentoring centers that continue to be monitored, so that the development of MSMEs and Papua's flagship coffee is truly sustainable.

In the meeting, there were also Papuan coffee entrepreneurs and activists, such as Denny Jigibalom, a pioneer in developing Tiom Coffee from Lanny Jaya Regency.

Denny is known for consistently developing Papua Highland Arabica coffee since 1995 and has become an inspiration for the younger generation through the strengthening of a people-based economy based on coffee plantations.