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Farm and forest producer organizations are of critical importance to the sustainable use of our natural resources, now and into the future. So says the growing consensus of global opinion. And they hold the key to overcoming many issues, from poverty and human rights, to environmental degradation and biodiversity conservation. Producer organizations represent the collective […]

Quality seed is needed if Timor Leste’s farming families are to have enough to eat. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), through the Seeds of Life program, has been working to increase food production in Timor-Leste by researching and releasing improved varieties of staple crops (maize, rice, cassava, sweet potato and peanut) for the […]