In this study, we quantified carbon storage in both vegetation biomass and soil in five traditional agroforestry systems (AFS) in Timor-Leste, namely cropping systems with fallow, silvopastures, young agroforests, home gardens, and forest gardens.
The overall objective of the research was to gain an in-depth understanding of current seed and grain storage practices in Timor-Leste and the potential for driving adoption of improved
Timor-Leste program have successfully developed a market system for a metal-based seed storage system that is customized and locally manufactured. The program is designed as an intervention that addresses seed system insecurity, and ultimately food insecurity, in Timor Leste. The program is an effort to mitigate post-
USAID''s Effective Seed Storage designs and develops sustainable and scalable seed storage models for Timor-Leste. Working with local manufacturers, USAID''s Effective Seed Storage prepares the market for its new metal-based seed storage system.
quality storage facilities continue to contribute to post-harvest losses, hindering marketing and food safety. Limited food testing, un-standardised labelling, liquidity constraints, and general financial support are impeding the quality and expansion of locally processed products within the food systems and the value chain.
Mercy Corps'' Effective Seed Storage (ESS), funded by the United States Agency for International Development/ Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), seeks to increase food security in Timor-Leste through initiatives aimed at reducing seed and harvest storage losses and maintaining better access to quality seeds.
The overall objective of the research was to gain an in-depth understanding of current seed and grain storage practices in Timor-Leste and the potential for driving adoption of improved practices. Specifically, the assessment intended to: 1. Identify various storage technologies currently available in Timor-Leste, including information on price and
conflicts between East Timor and Indonesia, which led to great destruction of East Timor''s environment. As the country has gained its own independence, it struggles to develop as it was left with a very limited amount of resources. East Timor is suffering from food insecurity where it is producing lower yields of
Effective Seed Storage (ESS) in Timor-Leste Program since August 2011. The program designed to be is sustainable through an innovative marketbased approach to increase access to improved storage - systems linked with capacity building of farmers
Mercy Corps'' Effective Seed Storage (ESS) seeks to increase food security in Timor-Leste through initiatives aimed at reducing seed and harvest storage losses and maintaining better access to
implementing a market-led approach to storage that has not been applied in Timor-Leste to-date. The ESS program is designed to be sustainable by involving local manufacturers to increase access to improved storage systems, linked with capacity building of farmers and extension workers to connect farmers with viable input and output markets.
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