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Special Report – 2021 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 56 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-134595-5

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) An FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited all main food producing areas in Timor-Leste from 27 April to 9 May 2021 to estimate the 2021 crop production and the import requirements during the 2021/22 marketing year (April/March). The Mission’s aim was to provide an accurate picture of severity and extent of the shocks that affected the agriculture sector in 2021 and identify the country’s main agricultural support needs until the next harvest. In particular, as officially requested by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), the CFSAM assessed the impact of the tropical storm and floods as well as FAW and ASF outbreaks on the agriculture sector.

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FAO. 2021. Special Report - 2021 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5245en

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