Maize in Liquica mountains harvested and drying. Photo: Samuel Bacon, SoL
(Tetum)The rain continues to fall across the country although it is declining in a number of places such as Baucau, Covalima and Liquica. Other areas such as in Betano and Viqueque along the south coast received good rainfall.
It looks like the end of the wet season now especially for north coast locations such as Oecusse and Atauro which received very little rain again.
Many farmers have harvested their corn or are about to harvest it. Some good rains were received along the south coast during the first half of May and this may trigger some more planting of maize. Rice planting continues across many areas in Timor-Leste.
