Minister Parke encourages farmers to plant improved varieties

On August 27, 2013, in English, by Yessy Betty
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(Tetum) The Hon. Melissa Parke MP encouraged Timorese farmers to continue planting high-yielding varieties at a visit to a women’s seed production group in Liquica earlier this month.

As part of her three-day trip to Timor-Leste, the Australian Minister for International Development visited the MAF-SoL supported group “Haburas Agriculture” in Ulmera suco to see their maize and peanut harvests.

She encouraged the farmers to continue planting MAF-SoL varieties to produce more and better food for the Timorese people. (more…)

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See what happens at a MAF-SoL taste test

On August 20, 2013, in English, by Yessy Betty
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(Tetum) It was a battle of the taste buds at Loes Research Station in late-July as farmers and MAF-SoL researchers gathered to do a sweet potato blind taste test.

Ten varieties were compared for their sweetness, texture, and dryness, before two winners were awarded – a purple variety and a bright orange variety.

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New climate change research presented today at TLSA Conference

On July 15, 2013, in Climate Change, English, by Yessy Betty
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SoL and ALGIS staff work together installing the weather station at the Pante Macasar airport in Oecusse.

New research showing that the climate in Timor-Leste (TL) has changed over the last 50 years will be presented at the Timor-Leste Studies Association Conference today.

Sr Florindo Morais Neto, a Climate Change Researcher at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, will present data that shows on average maximum temperatures in TL have increased by 1.7o C from Portuguese times till now. (more…)

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MAF-SoL presenting new research at TLSA Conference

On July 12, 2013, in English, Uncategorized, by Yessy Betty
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Any one living in Dili will have noticed many changes in the city, but how about changes in rural areas?

Over the last six years the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) and Seeds of Life (SoL) have tracked the assets of farmers engaged with the program in on-farm demonstration trials (OFDT). (more…)

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