East Timor - Country Office

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

Country Office

Priorities for collaboration are determined through discussions, interactions and visits between scientists and research managers from East Timor, ACIAR and Australian research institutions. ACIAR and AusAID also sponsored an international conference in East Timor in October 2002, which discussed priorities for collaboration in cropping, livestock, fisheries and forestry. We will address a small number of priorities within this framework, and partner capacity will be crucial in determining future collaboration. While the program will remain small, further assistance may be considered in special areas of need, particularly in addressing food security, resource protection and capacity development.

The program will continue to emphasise applied research and the development of local capacity for applied research and development to underpin the reduction of food insecurity. Possible new areas for collaboration to be developed in 2008-09 may include:

• addressing constraints on production and the analysis and improvement of market chains for major commodities
• development of feed resource and reproductive management strategies for cattle and goats
• land capacity assessment and mapping to reduce risk in cropping and grazing