Profit sharing savings and loans, CSP Naroman, Liquiça
(Tetum)The core activity of the Commercial Seed Producer (CSP) groups is to produce commercial seed of the improved maize, rice and peanut varieties that have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. This is however not a year-long activity, and to help strengthen the groups and give them also a more continuous focus, another activity was suggested:Savings and Loans (S&L). (more…)
First prize winner © Rob Williams- Seeds of Life
(Tetum)One of the channels used to showcase the progress of agriculture development in Timor-Leste during the TimorAg2016 conference held in Hotel Novo Turismo from April 13 to 14 was through the presentation of displays from each Municipal Seed Team to illustrate their Municipal Seed System. Everyone who viewed the displays was awed and inspired by the way each municipal team rose to the challenge! (more…)
Francisca together with the President of PNG Women in Agriculture Development, Crawford Fund and Australian journalists
(Tetum)Sra. Fransisca Magdalena Pinto from Maliana is one of more than 200 participants who attended the 2-day conference held at Novo Turismo. Her story enlivened the audience and kept them engaged and animated. (more…)
(Tetun) Local production of improved maize, rice and peanut seed will get a boost this 2014-15 cropping season following the registration of 27 new commercial seed producers (CSP) by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) in late 2014.
This brings total CSPs to 58 nationwide, adding to the previous 31 CSPs registered in 2013 under the National Seed System for Released Varieties (NSRV). (more…)
