A Papuan man Alfred Kladit making sago noodle at his house in Sira village, Teminabuan, South Sorong, West Papua. One year ago (March 2017), Sira and Mangroholo villagers received the permission of village forest management, to start learning to process the sago to make it more valuable so it can help boost the economy of their villages. Sago is a starch extracted from the pith of various tropical palm stems.