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Preliminary remote sensing analysis conducted by FAO indicates that fire events in Timor-Leste take place at massive scale, with more than 80 percent of the national territory affected every year. Of this, 44 percent is affected by moderate & severe fire incidents. One of the key drivers to fire events is the...

Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), National Director for Food Security and Cooperation (DNSAC) of MAF, Catalpa International officials and FAO Timor-Leste representatives have gathered for the hand-over ceremony of the Suco Level food security Monitoring System (SLMS) database and application held on the 7th of May...

Local leaders and representatives of the government and FAO have gathered for the event of Conservation Agriculture (CA) maize harvest ceremony held in Betano Suco, on the 23rd of April.  Local farmers and the community offered a warm welcome to the invitees, including traditional dance, Tebe dai. Guests included the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) partnering with NaTerra and the community inaugurated a Permaculture center in Atecru on Atauro Island. The opening ceremony of the center was held on 11 April 2019, starting with a warm welcoming from...

On the 12 of June 2018, the technical working group together with secretariat of KONSSANTIL (Konselho Nasional Seguransa Aihan no Nutrisaun Timor Leste ) conducted a mapping activity of existing supports related to the key interventions identified at KONSSANTIL pilot sucos. The activity began with a meeting with KONSSANTIL member...