East Timor - Country News and Stories

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2. Country Strategy
3. Priorities
4. Key Program Managers
5. Current Projects
6. Concluded Projects
7. Achievements
8. Relevant Publications
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11. AusAid and Other Briefs
12. Fellowship Statistics

Country News and Stories

Seeds of Life on ABC TV
The progress being made in building food production and reducing hunger in East Timor through the ACIAR-funded ‘Seeds of Life’ program is the focus of a special feature on ABC TV’s Landline program.

A Microcosm of Global Food Security - Seeds of Life
The CGIAR is encouraging government leaders attending the World Food Summit in Rome to consider the case of East Timor – viewing it as an instructive microcosm of global efforts to achieve food security. Despite the difficulties faced by the small island nation, East Timor has brought household food security within reach in a remarkably short time.

Reducing hunger in East Timor through new crop varieties
The East Timor Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced the release of two new high-yielding, sweet cassava varieties found to more than double the yield of local varieties.

Seeds of Life review
An external team undertook a review of the Seeds of Life (SoL) program in East Timor in 2009, focusing on the second phase of the program from September 2005 to January 2009. The team found that the second phase of SoL has been very successful, and is directly responsible for food productivity improvements in more than a quarter of East Timor's villages.