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(Tetum) Olandina da Costa is the chief of Community Seed Production Group (CSPG) Bilbeu in Guico village, Maubara sub-district, Liquiça. The group was established in 2011 and has the unique feature that all 10 members are women.

The group receives assistance from the Suco Extension Officer (SEO) in their village, Bartolomeu da Silva.

“When I visited this group in 2011 they were planting vegetables. I asked them to form a CSPG and eventually they decided to form a group of all women members. The head of the group is also a woman” (more…)

150,000 sweet potato cuttings available now

On January 27, 2014, in English, by Kate Bevitt
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(Tetum) The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Seeds of Life has 150,000 sweet potato cuttings of Hohrae 1, 2 and 3 released varieties available for distribution to farmers and institutions this January and February.

Any farmers or institutions interested in getting some sweet potato cuttings should contact the MAF Seed Department in Comoro, Dili, (Lucio Nuno – 7723 6690) or Seeds of Life (Simao Margono Belo – 7700 6185). (more…)

(Tetum) Ministry of Agriculture – Seeds of Life has been distributing more than 100,000 sweet potato cuttings to farmers and Community Seed Production Groups (CSPGs) across Timor leste, as well as local and international NGOs.

MAF-SoL will continue to distribute around 250,000 cuttings of Hohrae 1, 2, and 3 officially-released sweet potato varieties by the end of January 2014. (more…)

Timor-Leste launches UN Zero Hunger Challenge

On January 15, 2014, in English, Nutrition, by Kate Bevitt
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(Tetum) 9 January saw Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand launch the Asia Pacific region’s first UN Zero Hunger Challenge (read original story here).

What is the UN Zero Hunger Challenge? (more…)