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National Seed System proposal released: What is it, and why does Timor-Leste need one?

On February 7, 2013, in Uncategorized, by Nick Appleby
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MAF and Seeds of Life recently released an outline of the proposed National Seed System for Released Varieties they have been developing since 2000, most recently in collaboration with the multi-sectoral National Seed Policy Working Group formed in July last year.

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MAF-SoL Timor-Leste make record delivery to Oecusse

On February 5, 2013, in Uncategorized, by Nick Appleby
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Seeds of Life worked with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to deliver a record number of improved sweet potato planting materials, or cuttings, to the enclave district of Oecusse last Friday.

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Hybrid and open-pollinated corn: a brief primer

On January 22, 2013, in Uncategorized, by Nick Appleby
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about the potential dangers of introducing hybrid corn seed in Timor-Leste. But is hybrid corn really all that bad? (more…)

 

Want to know the weather at Atauro? We’ve got it covered

On January 10, 2013, in Uncategorized, by Nick Appleby
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In addition to Seeds of Life’s 17 new weather stations we now have a fully functioning Automatic Weather Station installed on the island of Atauro 26 km off Dili streaming live weather reports through our website.

Just click here to access the weather report, which is updated every 3 hours. (more…)

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