QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT

February 3, 2020 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. (Cardno) for USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project, Contract number AID-472-C-15-00001.

QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT

Submitted by: Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd.

Submitted to: USAID/Timor-Leste

Contract No.: AID-472-C-15-00001

DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project

Contents ACRONYMS...... III 1.INTRODUCTION...... 6 2. REPORTING PERIOD HIGHLIGHTS...... 7 2.1. SUB-PURPOSE 1 – IMPROVED ABILIT Y OF TIMORESE CIT IZENS T O ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC ACT IVIT IES ...... 7 Output 1: Market Linkages Improved and Expanded Across the Horticulture Value Chain ...... 7 2.2. SUB-PURPOSE 2 – INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY OF SELECTED HORTICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS...... 10 Output 2: Sustainable Horticulture Productivity Improved at the Farm Level ...... 10 2.3. EMBEDDED THEMES...... 12 Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture ...... 12 Incorporating Women and Youth...... 12 Partnerships with other donor agencies ...... 14 2.4. PRO JE CT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEM ENT ...... 14 3. COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ...... 14 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REVI EW S ...... 15 5. GRANTEE AND SUB-CONTRACTOR PROGRESS ...... 18 6. SUSTAINABILITY ...... 19 7. KEY ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT QUARTER ...... 21 8. PMEP: YEAR 6 – QUARTER 1 ...... 22 9. US AI D’ S AV ANS A AGRIKULTURA PROJECT OFFICE ORGANIGRAM ...... 28 ANNEX 1: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMER GROUPS ...... 29 ANNEX 2: CCA/NRM SALT TRAINING ...... 42

Quarterly Report –October - December 2019 Page ii USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank AHME Associacao Hortikultura Municipio Ermera / Ermera’s Municipal Horticulture Association ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASHORTIL Associacao Horticultura de Timor Leste / Timor-Leste’s Horticulture Association (national level) APS Annual Program Statement BDS Business Development Services BSP Business Service Provider CBO Community-Based Organization CCA/NRM Climate Change Adaptation/ Natural Resource Management CCT Coffee Cooperative Timor Leste CNEFP National Vocational Training Center of Tibar COP Chief of Party CRS Catholic Relief Services CSA Climate Smart Agriculture DAC Developing Agricultural Communities DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) DG Director General EMMP Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan ENDIGO Employability and Income Generating Opportunities for Marginalized People FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FEEO Fundasaun Esperanca Eclave Oecusse (a women’s organization supporting various women’s groups throughout the country.) FONGTIL Forum ONG Timor Leste FTF Feed the Future GIZ German Society for International Cooperation GSC Grant Steering Committee HHs Households HIAM Hamutuk Ita Ajuda Malu Health (Local Health NGO) HBO Hanoin Ba Oin (Women’s herbal tea production association) HWG Horticulture Working Group IEE Initial Environmental Examination INDMO National Institute for the Development of Skilled Labor IO International Organization IOM International Organization for Migration IPM Integrated Pest Management JICA Japanese Government International Development and Aid Agency KJFL Kuna Juventude Fila Liman KONSSANTIL National Council on Food Security, Sovereignty and Nutrition in Timor Leste LBM Laledu Berrymatak M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

Quarterly Report –October - December 2019 Page iii USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project MA Market Access (Technical Access) MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries MCI Ministry of Commerce and Industry (formerly MCIE – Ministry of Commerce Industry and the Environment) MCIE Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment MDDW Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women MDF Market Development Facility MFI Micro Finance Institute MGA Millennium Green Agro MOE Ministry of Education MOH Ministry of Health MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSI Marie Stopes International MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ND National Director NDCC National Directorate for Climate Change Adaptation NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRM Natural Resource Management NSA Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture NWG Nutrition Working Group PDHJ The Office of the Provider for Human Rights and Justice PHD Partnership for Human Development (DFAT funded project) PMEP Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan PNTL National Police of Timor-Leste RAEBIA Resilient Agriculture and Economy through Biodiversity in Action RFA Request for Application S&L Savings and Lending Club SALT Sloping Agricultural Land Technology SEIGIS Secretaria de Estado da Igualdade do Genero e Inclusao Social (Secretary of State for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion) SEPFOPE Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment Projects SHC Sharis Haburas Communidade SOLS Science of Life School SPS Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Standards SSE Secretary of State for Environment STTA Short Term Technical Assistant T&E Training and Extension TAF The Asia Foundation TOMAK To’os ba moris diak (Farming for Prosperity - DFAT funded project) TOT Training of Trainers TRM Tuba Rai Metin TWG Technical Working Group UNDP United Nations Development Program

Quarterly Report –October - December 2019 Page iv USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project UNPAZ Universidade da Paz (Peace University) UNTL University of Timor-Leste USG United States Government ZOI Zone of Influence

Quarterly Report –October - December 2019 Page v USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project

1.Introduction USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project is a horticulture value chain activity that addresses the key challenges of rural poverty, natural resource degradation, food insecurity, and under-nutrition. The value chain approach is applied to achieve increased productivity along key horticulture value chains that include vegetables, fruits and legumes. Through the promotion of sustainable production practices, increased functionality of farmer groups and associations, improved market linkages, and increased access to quality agricultural inputs, services and finance, the project is stimulating increased economic activity and growth in targeted rural communities and municipalities. Sustainability of these interventions is achieved as we work to maintain sound policies and a supportive enabling environment. Our efforts to increase resilience to climate change and improve farm-level natural resource management further builds the foundation for sustainability. The project supports the Development Objective of the USAID/Timor-Leste Mission: institutiona l and human capacity for development strengthened to improve the lives of Timor-Leste’s citizens. The overall purpose of USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project is to accelerate inclusive and sustainable economic growth through increased productivity and profitabilit y of the horticulture value chain and to support nutrition-smart agriculture interventions that help build food production, agriculture income, and women’s empowerment. This will be achieved through two project Sub-Purposes and two Embedded Themes. Sub-Purpose 1 – Improved Ability of Timorese Citizens to Engage in Economic Activities Within Sub-Purpose 1, four activities will be implemented: 1.1 Strengthen market linkages 1.2 Support development of agribusiness and agri-support service providers 1.3 Improve regulatory and trade policy 1.4 Build capacities of government to support horticulture development and improve nutrition Sub-Purpose 2 – Incre ase d Productivity of Selected Horticultural Value Chains Within Sub-Purpose 2, two activities will be implemented: 2.1 Conduct tailored training to improve productivity 2.2 Integrate NRM and nutrition training with farmer groups Embedded Themes Within Embedded Themes, two activities will be implemented: Strengthen Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Incorporate Women and Youth

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 6 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project 2. Reporting Period Highlights Key highlights of new and ongoing project activities between October and December 2019 are summarized below:

2.1. Sub-Purpose 1 – Improved Ability of Timorese Citizens to Engage in Economic Activities Output 1: Market Linkages Improved and Expanded Across the Horticulture Value Chain Objectives: To successfully transition from a subsistence-based horticulture sector to a commercial sector, private sector participation in the value chain must continue to grow and strengthen to ensure both its reliability and sustainability. The project is facilitating activities that bolster linkages between farmers and end markets and between input suppliers and farmers. We are also working with retailers and farmer groups to access new markets through value-added production and processing. The project continues to encourage private sector involvement in helping to build capacities of agribusiness service providers, including trainers, financial intermediaries, and extension workers. Activity 1.1: Strengthen market linkages The project currently supports forty-four small-scale businesses whose market functions range from horticulture collection to processing. The project is providing business and financial management training and mentoring to solidify business relationships and better meet market demand. For nascent businesses, the project also provides individualized support. For example, the project facilitated a connection between the grantee, SEJAMD, a youth-led mushroom producer, and a Dili based mushroom spawn company. As part of this support, the project is assisting the two parties in developing a business cooperation agreement. This agreement will increase SEJAMD’s ability to access reliable and timely inputs as it scales up production. As another example: Tea production grantee, HBO, is working with Aroma (a JICA supported company) to determine the feasibility of exporting products to Japan. The project provided the company with a grant to purchase a high quality tea-bagging machine to address both expanded production needs and market demand. These proje ct-supported companies re porte d $63,444 cumulative sales this past quarte r. We have also undertaken the following activities to strengthen market linkages: > As a possible new market for Avansa farmers, we are working with Panorama Sky Bar and Restaurant to source products from project farmers. Project supported Laledu Berrymatak (LBM), a strawberry producer, undertook its first delivery to Timor Plaza’s Panorama Sky Bar and Restaurant this past quarter. Another new connection between the restaurant and farmer groups in Aileu and Ermera to source passion fruit in bulk is being facilitated, with project support. > As previously reported, the project is helping to strengthen the network of private sector collectors in country to increase access to markets. The collectors added several new buyers this past quarter. For example: Tosgarxis, a project supported collector, has expanded its client base and is collecting vegetables from producers in Aileu and Dili. Tosgarxis is now making deliveries to Science of Life School (SOLS), Discovery Inn, and the Military Police. These buyers are interested in increasing the quantities they purchase from the farmers, particularly spinach. The project will work with Tosgarxis to communicate this information to farmers and help develop production plans. Maliana based collector, Alfredcolec, is now supplying papayas from Joao Farm to the retailer Agi Agricultura (the supermarket). Alfredcolec also signed MOUs with four farmer groups in Bobonaro for sale to Leader and other Dili based supermarkets. The project assisted Ainaro-based collector, Albaba, finalize an agreement with Leader and Kmanek to purchase watermelon. Finally, the new Ainaro-based collector, Albaba, was linked to four project supported farmer groups. Previously, no collectors serviced their locations and the groups were dependent on unreliable public transportation to transport their produce to market. The linkage with Albaba will increase reliable access to markets and should reduce transportation times and

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 7 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project costs. The farmer groups are currently producing watermelon, banana, boc choy, tomatoes, mustard, and other leafy greens. > The project continues to deepen the direct relationship between project-supported farmers and supermarkets. Following requested project mediation, three farmer groups in Aileu were successful in renewing their MoU with DiliMart. In Liquica, the project is working with W4 supermarket to negotiate with new and additional farmer groups. W4’s current business model allows it to work with numerous small-scale farmers, but as a result, it can only sell and buy small quantities based on market needs. The new farmer groups would like to purchase seeds and sell in larger quantities. The project is helping W4 negotiate more effective growth-oriented arrangements, while encouraging the farmers to look for additional seed suppliers and buyers. > The project is also working with collectors and farmers to expand strawberry and passion fruit distribution to interested hotels, and meet the growing demand of supermarkets for capsicum, broccoli, and cauliflower. To this end, the project facilitated a discussion between collectors and eight farmer groups in Maubisse to share and discuss market information and develop production plans to meet demand. The project will help the farmer groups to improve both their production plans, and communication between themselves and collectors. In so doing, the project acts as a catalyst to improve the flow and sharing of market information. > Tea production grantee, HBO, is working with Aroma (a JICA supported company) to determine the feasibility of exporting its products to Japan. The project supported the company through a cost-share grant that enabled the purchase of a high-quality tea-bagging machine to better service production needs and market demand.

Activity 1.2: Support development of agribusiness and agri-support service providers The project continued to strengthen the linkages with input suppliers and farmer groups and expand investments in new technologies. Quarterly sales for five input suppliers amounted to $57,005.35. We undertook the following activities: > The project held two Market Input Events this past quarter in Bobonaro and Aileu. Among those partners in attendance were Kmanek Agrikultura, Vinod Patel, AGI Agrikultura store, Gunila be , Akhia, and Graca. Strengthening theses connections are a key element of sustainabilit y. Market Input Events are a project initiative that bring together larger Dili-based input suppliers, smaller rural input agents, and farmers throughout the area. During these events, suppliers are able to display and sell their wares while connecting with farmers and municipal-based input agents. > The project is also helping to build linkages between the input supplier and a microfinance institution in country for the farmers’ portion of the input supply cost. In collaboration with Kaebauk and Vinod Patel, the project facilitated information sessions on the input supply cost- share scheme for metal tunnels, tillers, hand tractors, and plastic mulch. During these meetings, we discussed Kaebauk loan options, application and repayment procedures, and farmer qualification criteria. This part quarter, nineteen farmers across Maubisse, Liquica, and Aileu accessed loans worth $13,560 from Kaebauk to invest in tillers, irrigation equipment, metal tunnels, and plastic mulch. > This past quarter, the project continued to utilize is grants program to expand adoption of new technologies and build linkages with agribusinesses. The project provides 40% of the cost of the input supplies, helps to identify the farmers, and initiates the link with the input supplier. This past quarter, farmers invested in plastic mulch, drip irrigation, and metal tunnels for crop production. Ten farmers invested in hand tractors in Bobonaro and Aileu, while seven farmers invested in front tine tillers in Maubisse and Liquica. > As a testament to the growing demand for crop protection, Vinod Patel is collaborating with the SENAI Training Center and the project to build and distribute metal-frame tunnels to farmers

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 8 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project through a cost-share initiative. The training center builds the frame parts and Vinod Patel constructs the tunnels on-site. Seven metal-frame tunnels were completed in November, and construction of an additional seventy-two is planned. The cooperation agreement between the parties has also been solidified with a contract. This is an exciting new linkage that may well offer new opportunities for locally produced equipment and jobs. > A potential concern with the distribution of more complex agricultural equipment is whether it can be properly maintained. This past quarter, when farmers encountered technical problems with the front tine tillers, Kmanek provided maintenance services per their contract on two tille r s that had minor mechanical issues. Kmanek continues to perform quality assurance monitoring of their tillers. It is a positive and encouraging example of Kmanek internalizing the importance of providing embedded services with equipment supplies. In previous periods, the project also facilitated training through a private sector input supply company for technicians. We will continue to track maintenance issues, and market responsiveness. > An exciting off-shoot for our equipment distribution program, is a service initiative in which four project supported farmers earned additional income by renting out the hand tractors purchased under the cost-share program. This entrepreneurial model has a two-fold benefit: Farmers who invested in equipment earn additional income at a time when the equipment would otherwise sit idle; and (2) Additional farmers benefit from the use of the equipment, saving them time and improving productivity without having to invest in their own machines right away. The following table shows the income for four farmers in Liquica from this recently started initiative. Considering the mean annual income in Timor-Leste is $378 (According to GoTL Statistics), this represents an excellent additional income stream for interested farmers and an incentive to invest in the equipment:

Name Total Farmer 1 $ 635.00 Farmer 2 $ 589.00 Farmer 3 $ 270.00 Farmer 4 $ 120.00 Total $ 1,614.00

> Two private sector businesses and five farmer groups attended the newly developed Credit Risk Management Training, conducted by the project and Tuba Rai Metin1, one of Timor-Leste’s largest microfinance institutes. > As another example of locally produced input supplies, project-supported bat manure composting producer, Gloham, delivered 500 kilograms of compost to Mambari Catuq in Dili. Mambari Catuq then supplies to other interested buyers in Dili on a consignment basis. These other buyers are keen for a consistent supply of the product. However, reliable transport from Hatu-Udo to Dili remains a challenge. The project is working with the retailers and Gloham to resolve the transportation issue. > Seed supply remains an issue for both Dili suppliers and municipal input agents as seed availability and quality is inconsistent throughout the country. Project supported Vinod Patel is positioning itself as a large-scale importer and wholesaler of quality seeds. With project facilitation, Vinod Patel is in discussions with BEJO, an Indonesian based input supply company. The company plans to invest in seeds and BEJO’s repackaging machine, with operations to commence early in the next quarter. This past quarter, the project also facilitated a seed

1 Tuba Rai Metin (TRM) is affiliated with Kaebauk Investment and Finances

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 9 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project consignment agreement between retailer Mambari Catuq and an input supplier in Aileu to help strengthen distribution channels in the municipalities. > The project has begun work on the solar panel pilot design. Project staff outlined implementation requirements with Chums Weerlig Lda. and will begin field assessments early next quarter. We will identify five to ten interested farmers willing to apply this technology and report their results and experience. > Thirty-one new farmers, including eleven women, in Liquica, participated in training to improve their bookkeeping, business and financial management, and financial literacy skills.

Activity 1.3: Regulatory and Trade Policy Improvements The Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) has placed all policy activities on hold until the new agriculture policy is finalized. This delay has prevented work on the SPS Roadmap, the fertilizer assessment findings, and the horticulture action plan. In the meantime: > The project is coordinating with MAF to participate on a technical team to discuss the newly drafted Pesticide Law, prepared with coordinated support from FAO and the project. The Director is concerned about implementation and is keen to see a multi-ministry task force established that will develop an implementation strategy prior to the draft law’s approval. MAF’s legal advisor is currently reviewing the law. It will be submitted for discussion before the upcoming budget is finalized. > The project also provided copies of the project’s publications on pesticide use, including biological control and PERSUAP guidelines to the National Director of Agribusiness, at his request. > The project continues to support the development of municipal level horticulture associations. The Ermera Horticulture Association (AHME, Assosiasaun Horticulture Municipiu Ermera) is preparing for its official launch early next quarter. In Bobonaro, the founding members of the Horticulture Association conducted their first general assembly meeting and identified next steps for registration. Ermera also hosted its first municipal level horticulture working group in December. > In collaboration with JICA, MAF is currently supporting a Farmer’s Market in Timor Plaza, which has linked farmers to the market to help increase their buyer base. The National Director oversaw the official launch of a second similar market in the downtown area of Dili in December.

2.2. Sub-Purpose 2 – Increased Productivity of Selected Horticultural Value Chains Output 2: Sustainable Horticulture Productivity Improved at the Farm Level Objectives: To successfully transition from subsistence to commercial farming, Timor-Leste’s farmers will need to adopt new technologies, including new seed varieties, plastic mulch, compost, agricultural equipment, and drip irrigation. Subsistence farmers spend long hours working small plots of land, but with the introduction of new technologies, the cost/benefits are soon apparent and production results can more than triple. Activity 2.1: Conducted Tailored Training to Improve Productivity The project’s field staff provides technical assistance to farmer groups on various topics, as needed, and conducts regular monitoring of those groups to identify issues and challenges. Due to low literac y levels, staffers work closely with the groups, helping them to more effectively organize tasks aimed at farm improvements. This past quarter the project:

> Hosted a strawberry value-chain study tour in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia for seven farmers, two collectors, and two staff members. The purpose of the study tour was to increase knowledge

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 10 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project of farmers, collectors and staff to ultimately increase production and incomes when adapted and applied in Timor-Leste. As a next step, farmers and collectors who took part in the study tour will share what they learned as a group, and then adapt and apply the new skills they learned including: . Seed selection, materials and land preparation . Handling materials for HPT . IPM material . Postharvest treatment . Material brainstorming and field condition, location introduction and internship tutors and visit activities at Cisarua KIKS gardens . Provision of special materials on strawberry cultivation . Strawberry cold chain (how to store, packing, and marketing) . Market chain . Calculation of profit and losses . Packaging practices . Group strengthening . Supply chain management > Continued to monitor the activities of the wider group of project-supported strawberry farmers. > Identified nine new farmer groups with more than 100 members in Liquica. Seven of the new farmer groups, totalling sixty-six individuals, attended farmer group formation training. Two of the new farmer groups, totalling six individuals, attended financial literacy training. > Assisted farmer groups in preparing crop protection. In Ululefa (Maubisse, Ainaro), a farmers’ group has established one medium tunnel measuring 20 meters long by 4.5 meters wide and prepared 260 polybags with suitable planting media (i.e. rice husks, topsoil, and bat manure). In Ermera, farmers have rebuilt one mini greenhouse. > Monitored the blackberry trial in Mertutu, Ermera and noted its progress. Project staff identified three additional farmers as possible participants. More than 300 blackberry saplings were propagated and are thriving. A breakdown of assistance in the municipalities is attached in Annex 1.

Activity 2.2: Integrate NRM and Nutrition Training with Farmer Groups > The project held a SALT and integrated nutrition gardening participant training study tour in Davao, Philippines for ten project stakeholders including six farmers, two staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, two NGOs (including HIAM Health), and two project staff. The objective of the training was to enhance knowledge, technical skills and capabilities on Sloping Agriculture Land Technology (SALT). The study tour also aimed to integrate those skills and knowledge into nutrition gardening. Davao Del Sur hosted the trip. Project staff were able to visit several organizations including the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center on Sloping Agriculture Land Technology (SALT 1), Simple Agro-Livestock Technology (SALT 2), Sustainable Agroforest Land Technology (SALT 3), Small Agro-fruit Livelihood Technology (SALT 4), and Food Always in the Home (FAITH) Gardening. Four trainers worked with the team to enhance knowledge, technical skills, and capabilities on SALT 1 – 4 and FAITH Gardening. Following the study tour, the project conducted three days of follow-up visits and meetings with the participants at their farm sites. Additional visits will follow next quarter. > Effective SALT (sloping agriculture land technology) training emphasizes SALT practices and techniques that improve land management, expand horticulture production and share information on CSA. The project conducts these trainings across all targeted municipalit ies, introducing the

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 11 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project ‘A-Frame’ contour formation methodology, which allows for proper measurement of terraces. Copies of ‘Bitersa Saves the Harvest’ and ‘Good Agriculture Practices’ were provided to attendees. Annex 2 provides details on specific SALT Trainings delivered this past quarter. > This past quarter, the project also participated in Plan International’s Climate Change Working Group, in which all agencies provided updates of their current and ongoing activities. > The project continues to work with MAF to distribute seedlings for reforestation. The Minist r y currently supports three permanent nursery centers in Lautem, Viqeuque, and Manufahi. MAF has committed 790,000 seedlings to the project for distribution. Following a recent meeting to discuss tree planting during the upcoming rainy season, the Chief of Reforestation, National Directorate of Watershed Management and Forestry asked the project to submit a formal request to the Ministry of Agriculture for 20,000 seedlings. The request has been put forward.

2.3. Embedded Themes Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture > The project continues to successfully implement its eight-week intensive nutrition training through contracted local NGOs, providing in-house refresher trainings as needed. The NGOs’ updates are as follows: − Malaedoi has completed nutrition training for new farmer groups in Ermera and Liquica, reaching 220 individuals. They have finalized their reports and submitted their financial report for review. − After receiving a no-cost extension to its grant contract, Sharis Haburas Communidade (SHC) completed nutrition training for new groups in Ainaro and Aileu, reaching 217 individuals. The grantee has now submitted their grant reports for review. > Refresher nutrition trainings were provided to sixteen farmer groups in Bobonaro. > The project’s traditional recipe cookbooks were distributed, and seven cooking shows aired to 37 farmer groups across Dili and Liquica. > Two hundred households across Bobonaro, Ainaro, and Ermera received nutrition posters. > Project staff participated in the following events: . The MOH’s National Nutrition Symposium that reviewed progress on nutrition to date, and the country’s goals for 2024. . USAID’s Nutrition meeting, where HATUTAN’s baseline findings, focused specifically on nutrition, were presented. . Forum ONG Timor Leste‘s (FONGTIL) Nutrition and Food Security seminar that discussed methods to improve collaboration among the government, civil society, private sector entities, and development partners. Also attending the seminar were representatives from GAO, the European Union, the Prime Minister’s Office, civil society organizations, and donor agencies.

Incorporating Women and Youth Over the past quarter, the project’s work to support and build opportunities for women and youth has primarily focused on building partnerships with INDMO, technical and vocational schools in the project’s zone of influence, the collaborative internship program, saving and lending clubs, and women-owned companies. Updates are as follows: > Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Mao-de-Obra – National Labor Force Development Institute (INDMO), following its review of the horticulture manual developed by the project, is eager to receive project assistance to update and nationalize a horticulture curriculum. After initial discussions, INDMO submitted an official request to the project, asking

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 12 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project for feedback on their Practical Handbook for Horticulture. INDMO has also requested the services of a technical expert to help them advance towards national certificate level competencies in horticulture. Both requests are under discussion. INDMO invited the project to attend its national skills competition where all Timor-Leste’s accredited training centres participated, and displayed their competencies in carpentry, machinery, electricity, hospitality, canalization, and auto mechanics. > In preparation for the fourth round of internships, scheduled to commence next quarter, an information session was held in which 25 youth participated. An intergroup collaborative meeting was also held with nine companies and three participating universities. A total of twenty placements have been confirmed. Another information session was held at UNPAZ (Universidade de Paz) with 23 students in attendance. > Five schools submitted proposals to receive proje ct assistance to establish outdoor horticulture le arning centers. The project’s grant committee is reviewing the proposals. As part of that process, environmental reviews and capacity assessments for all five schools were completed. Project supported women-owned pickling businesses are continuing to provide products on consignment to various supermarkets, as shown in the table below. The project is working on ways to expand both production and product promotion, with the goal of increasing sales.

Company # of Products Buyers Business 1 38 › Kmanek Business 2 14 › Jaco › Local market Business 3 9 › W4 Business 4 19 › Dili Mart › Meimart Business 5 21 › Centro › W4 Business 6 7 › Local market

> Fundasaun Esperanca Enclave Oecusse (FEEO) has formed five women’s groups, totalling 50 individuals, in Dili and Liquica; all are producing banana chips. FEEO has provided training in business formation, chip production, and book/record keeping training for three women’s groups in Dili. Group progress is as follows: 1. Feto Mesak in Liquica has ten members. They have produced 147 boxes of chips for sale at USD $0.25 per box and 171 boxes at USD $0.50. 2. Bulba in Liquica has ten members. They have produced 180 boxes for sale at USD $0.25 and 117 at USD $0.50. 3. Operario in Liquica has ten members. They have produced 223 boxes for sale at USD $0.25 and 31 at USD $0.50. 4. Macfi in Dili has ten members. They have not yet begun production. 5. Laloran in Dili has ten members. They have not yet begun production. > Savings and lending clubs continue to increase both in terms of numbers and savings. Two groups in Aileu reported $1,309.50 in savings (TASONIH) and $1,000 in savings (SAAS). Saving and lending club management trainings were held with one farmer group in Aileu and two groups in Liquica. The new groups are: SLC Balor in Saboria, Aileu, SLC Barcao in Maubara, Liquica, and SLC Servisu Hamutuk in Ulmera, Liquica. Meetings with another three potential saving and lending clubs were held in Aileu and Dili. A total of eight farmer representatives from groups Fahikoru, Laktema, and Aaimou attended a meeting in which SLC was introduced.

Quarterly Report October - December 2019 Page 13 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Partnerships with other donor agencies GIZ requested an update on the project’s activities, and an opportunity to discuss best practices when linking to government institutions including the Ministry of Education, SEPFOPE, INDMO, and vocational schools. The Asia Foundation’s Youth and Women Recycling Project approached the project with a request for collaboration. TAF provided two bins to collect non-sensitive paper materials for this initiative.

2.4. Project Administration and Management > The National Director for Agribusiness-MAF, together with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce, and Industry, DFAT, TOMAK, and USAID attended the sixth Project Steering Committee Meeting. Representatives from the Ministry of Health and Education were invited but were unable to attend. > Chandra Ly joined the project as the new Partnership and Marketing Adviser

3. Communications and Media Outreach Activities Communications staff helped welcome senior Embassy, State Department, and USAID officials to several project sites this quarter. Their visits and related publicity were a major communications focus. Other highlights include an equipment hand-over event, a project-related radio talk show program, and the continued sharing of outreach materials that support project initiatives. > Hosted the U.S. Ambassador and USAID Mission Director at two project sites in Atabae as part of the Ambassador’s tour of USG supported activities in Bobonaro. The entourage met with a senior member of the HABAT farmer group, followed by a visit to a project-supported flower producer, ZELFUNAN-86. > Hosted a field visit for the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Mainland and Maritime Southeast Asia Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The Embassy entourage visited AnaPapaya, a woman-operated papaya plantation. > Hosted three vehicle hand-over ceremonies for collectors and USAID in Dili, Bobonaro and Aileu. > Facilitated a three-day field visit for David Howlett, project COR, and Eric Johnson, a USAID TDYer who is working on developing the updated CDCS for Timor-Leste. The trip included a visit to project farmers in Atabae and Miguir, prior to attending the Bobonaro Horticulture Association General Assembly meeting. The final event included a hand-over ceremony of one vehicle and three hand-tractors, and a papaya harvest. The project facilitated connections to buyers at the event, and the farmer group was able to sell all harvested papayas. Following the event, a non-project supported collector who is eager to buy papayas at the farm gate contacted Joao Farm (via Facebook). > Assisted USAID in hosting a Youth in Agriculture radio talk show, moderated by the project’s Gender, Youth, and Economic Empowerment Manager. Representatives from two partners (Vinod Patel and Knua Juventude Fila Liman), and one grantee, (AnaPapaya), participated > Participated in US Embassy YSEALI event on art intervention as a means to raise awareness of environmental issues. > Shared copies of the project’s traditional food cookbook with representatives from MAF, the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce, and Industry, the Ministry of Health, as well as WHO, TOMAK, Catalpa, JICA, Mercy Corps, and USAID’s Reinforce health project.

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> Provided DVDs containing the project’s agriculture technical manuals and videos to 13 attendees during the meeting with INDMO. Organizations included CCT, DiliMart, Acelda, and SECOOP. > Supported USAID’s efforts to develop four videos featuring project grantee success stories, as follows: − SEJAMD – mushroom producers in Gleno − ZelFunan-86 – flower producer in Atabae − Megedova – collector in Ermera − SHC – nutrition training featuring a project-supported family in Saboria, Aileu > Finalized translation of 10 specific crop guides. The technical team is checking the guides before printing and distribution. > Finalized seven cooking videos for the nutrition team’s use.

4. Environmental Reviews

Name of group/schools Results and Recommendations Aileu Municipality ESTV Aileu Activity 1. Received training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial management -- No significant adverse impact. Activity 2. Purchase and operation of water pump sanyo and tiller › Maintenance of tiller and water pump sanyo › Changing the equipment and oil No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Form a student group to manage activities, including: › Cleaning and land preparation › Seed preparation (buy seeds, establish nursery, transplantation) › Soil preparation (seedbeds preparation, compost mixing, digging growing holes according to distances, planting) › Installation of equipment (plastic mulch, drip irrigation, tunnel to grow vegetables that are vulnerable to rainwater) › Pest and diseases management › Water management › Harvesting › Maintenance, etc. No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Reporting monthly sales - Low Risk. No significant adverse impact Ainaro Municipality ESTV Maubisse Activity 1. Received training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial management -- No significant adverse impact. Activity 2. Purchase and operation of water pump sanyo and tiller › Maintenance of tiller and water pump sanyo › Changing the equipment and oil No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Form a student group to manage activities, including: › Cleaning and land preparation › Seed preparation (buy seeds, establish nursery, transplantation) › Soil preparation (seedbeds preparation, compost mixing, digging growing holes according to distances, planting) › Installation of equipment (plastic mulch, drip irrigation, tunnel to grow vegetables that are vulnerable to rainwater)

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Name of group/schools Results and Recommendations › Curriculum implementation practice › Maintenance, etc. › No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Reporting monthly sales - Low Risk. No significant adverse impact ESTV Tas-Topa Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial management- No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase and operation of tiller and Honda GX Gasoline water pump › Maintenance of tiller and water pump › Changing the equipment and oil › No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Form a student group to manage activities, cleaning and land preparation › Seed preparation (buy seeds, establish nursery, transplantation) › Soil preparation (seedbeds preparation, compost mixing, digging growing holes according to distances, planting) › Installation of equipment (plastic mulch, drip irrigation, tunnel to grow the veggies that are vulnerable to rainwater) › Curriculum implementation practice › Maintenance No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Reporting on vegetables sales every month Low Risk. No significant adverse impact ESTV Ainaro Vila Activity 1. Receive training from the USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Staff in business and financial management- No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase and operation of water pump sanyo and tiller › Maintenance of tiller and water pump sanyo › Changing the equipment and oil No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Form a student committee to manage activities, including › Cleaning and land preparation › Seed preparation (buy seeds, establish nursery, transplantation) › Soil preparation (seedbeds preparation, compost mixing, digging growing holes according to distances, planting) › Installation of equipment (plastic mulch, drip irrigation, tunnel to grow the veggies that are vulnerable to rainwater) › Maintenance › No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Reporting on vegetables sales every month Low Risk. No significant adverse impact Laloran group Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial management - No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase and operation of tricycle › Maintenance of tricycle › Changing the equipment and oil No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Cleaning and grading of bananas › Establish pick up center › Disposal of solid, liquid materials › Packaging and transporting No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Post-harvest training Low Risk. No significant adverse impact

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Name of group/schools Results and Recommendations Bobonaro Municipality ETA Moleana Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Staff in business and financial management- No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase and operation of water pump sanyo and tiller › Maintenance of tiller and water pump sanyo › Changing the equipment and oil No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Form a student to manage the activities, including › Cleaning and land preparation › Seed preparation (buy seeds, establish nursery, transplantation) › Soil preparation (seedbeds preparation, compost mixing, digging growing holes according to distances, planting) › Installation of equipment (plastic mulch, drip irrigation, tunnel to grow the veggies that are vulnerable to rainwater) › Maintenance No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Reporting on vegetables sales every month Low Risk. No significant adverse impact Cesaltino dos Santos Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial Collector management No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase of vehicle & operation of cool box truck › Maintenance of vehicle › Repair the equipment/tools No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Cleaning and grading of vegetables › Establish pick up center › Washing the product › Disposal of solid, liquid materials › Packaging and transporting No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Post-harvest training to farmer group. Low Risk. No significant adverse impact Ermera Municipality Lizia Collector Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project \staff in business and financial management No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase of vehicle and operation of cool box truck › Maintenance of vehicle › Repair the equipment/tools No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Cleaning and grading of vegetables › Establish pick up center › Washing the product › Disposal of solid, liquid materials › Packaging and transporting No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Post-harvest training to farmer group Very Low Risk. No significant adverse impact

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Name of group/schools Results and Recommendations Liquica Municipality Manuel Leso Collector Activity 1. Receive training from USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project staff in business and financial management No significant adverse impact Activity 2. Purchase of vehicle & operation of cool box truck › Maintenance of vehicle › Repair the equipment/tools No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 3. Cleaning and grading of vegetables › Establish pick up center › Washing the product › Disposal of solid, liquid materials › Packaging and transporting No significant adverse impacts, given specified mitigation and monitoring Activity 4. Post-harvest training to farmer group. Low Risk. No significant adverse impact

5. Grantee and Sub-Contractor Progress The project issued several key RFAs, APSs and RFQs this quarter. Details are as follows: > RFAs Issued: − RFA #008-Support Youth in Agribusiness. Twenty-three concept notes were submitted, of which ten were shortlisted for submission for full grant applications. Of the ten complete grant applications, USAID approved three for activity implementation. Grant agreements were signed on January 10, 2019, and grant activity implementation is ongoing. − The grant for White Mushroom production in Ermera with SEJAMD, Lda under grant number G-2018-038, has significant ly increased mushroom production. The products are now selling in supermarkets and farmers’ markets in Dili. The grant contract will end January 9, 2020, but the grantee is considering requesting additional assistance to support seed production training, essential for ensuring efficient mushroom production. SEJAMD, Lda is dependent on seed producers to provide seeds. For the last three months, production has decreased due to inferior seed quality from the current supplier. The fact that there are few seed producers in Timor- Leste makes alternate sourcing difficult. − RFA #009- Support Women Entrepreneurs Food Preservation. Six full grant applications were received and reviewed. USAID approved six grants activities, all of which are now underway. All processing equipment was distributed to the grantees, who were then able to establish their pickling production kitchens. The grant contract ended December 31, 2019. Grantees have continued selling product at various supermarkets, including Leader, W4, Meimart, Centro, and Dilimart. The grantees have produced approximately 400 jars of pickles. > APS Issued: − APS#002 – Annual Program Statement for various activities. The APS was open from August 2018 – August 2019.

o The fifth round of application submissions under APS#002 was due on August 27, 2019. Eight applications were received and reviewed in 14th Grant Steering Committee (GSC) meeting in October 2019 – Phase 1 and November 2019 – Phase 2. All the eight applications were approved to proceed to the next phase of the process.

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− APS#003 – Annual Program Statement for various activities. The APS is open from October 2019 – September 2020. RFQs Issued: − RFQ#040 - Distribution of Irrigation Packages. Only one application was received, reviewed and selected in March 2019. The purchase order (AvansaPO#093) for activity implementation was signed in April 2019 with a completion date for December 2019. The subcontractor has requested a PO extension for three months due to an increase in interested farmers. The subcontractor has distributed the irrigation packages to 51 farmers. − RFQ#042 - Motorized Tricycle Procurement Assistance. Three proposals/quotes were received and reviewed in April 2019. The purchase order (AvansaPO#096) for activity implementation was signed in July 2019 with completion date for September 30, 2019. The purchased motorized tricycle with cool box has been delivered to the grantee under number G02018-039 for establishment of a mobile flower shop. − RFQ#043- Truck Procurement Assistance. Four proposals/quotes were received and reviewed in May 2019. The purchase order (AvansaPO#095) for activity implementation was signed in July 2019 with completion date of October 17, 2019 for purchasing one cool box truck and three open trucks. The PO was later amended to add an additional open truck for a new collector who signed the contract after the PO was finalized. The PO’s end date was extended to November 17, 2019. The supplier has purchased all ordered trucks (one cool box truck and four open trucks). One cool box truck and three open trucks were delivered to the grantees. One open truck is still pending disposition approval and will be delivered as soon as it is obtained. − RFQ#046- Organizing Study Tour to Indonesia for Strawberry Producers and Traders. Three proposals/quotes were received and reviewed in August 2019. The purchase order (AvansaPO#100) for activity implementation was signed in October 2019 with completion date of October 30, 2019. Seven farmers and two collectors participated in the study tour. Two project staff accompanied the group. − RFQ#047- Organizing Study Tour to Philippines on SALT and Integrated Nutrition Garden. Only one proposal was received prior to the November 3, 2019 application. The deadline was then extended to November 7, 2019, but no additional proposals/quotes were received. The submitted proposal was reviewed and selected in November 2019. − RFQ#041- Organic Production Pre-certification Preparations. Three proposals/quotes were received and reviewed in November 2019. Pending negotiation with the selected bidder, the activity is expected to commence in February 2020.

6. Sustainability The table below provides an overview of progress made in key technical areas to build and ensure sustainabilit y:

Activity Areas Sustainable Partners End Goal Progress Enabling Environment: (1) Government › Government staff capable of › The FAO-Assisted final Assisting the GOTL to develop Horticulture Associations formulating policies to drafts of the TL pesticide and improve policy that will develop the sector law in English and IOs continue to evolve. (2) Creating › Improved policies that Portuguese were submitted mechanisms for public-private support an enabling to MAF’s Director General dialogue through the environment for agriculture and their legal advisors for horticultural working group and › Government has a better final review. Currently horticultural associations, and understanding of evidence- awaiting their feedback (3) Modeling evidence-based based policy reform, before submitting to the and transparent policy reform designed with private sector Minister of MAF. input

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Activity Areas Sustainable Partners End Goal Progress processes (e.g., pesticides, › The project continues to › The Ministry of Justice fertilizer, SPS) work with technical formally recognized (4) Supporting field-tested vocational schools and Ermera’s horticulture approaches and knowledge in accredited training center to association and it is now an agricultural/business initiate the process of active legal entity. Dialogue education. including practice-oriented with local government is on- materials in their work and going. ongoing circular review › The National Director is process. reviewing MAF’s agribusiness policy paper. › In-kind support to five technical vocational schools is in the project’s approval process. A technical meeting with INDMO to prepare national competencies standards in horticulture is underway. At the Farm Level NGOs, input suppliers, › Input suppliers provide › Supermarket and input (1) Improving farmer extension workers, extension advice to farmers, company staff participate in knowledge of good agricultural local NGOs are skilled in the project training activities. practices and climate-smart latest horticulture › Farmer groups are building agriculture. techniques and international their knowledge through donors contract with them. (2) Improving quality and project trainings. reliability of production through › NGOs continue to extension services, and participate in and extend training on improved (3) Ensuring farmers and nutrition to farmers households increase their understanding of nutrition and › Farmers’ safe chemical use nutrition sensitive agriculture knowledge strengthened. (4) Increasing farmers’ › Farmers’ water pump knowledge of the importance maintenance skills improved and impacts of environmental › Farmer groups, MAF staff conservation. and NGOs participated in SALT training (implementing SALT through demo farm) › Farmers are being introduced to new production protocols for growing blackberries › Supporting strawberry farmers group to gain organic certification in future Linkages to Markets: (1) Collectors, supermarkets, input › Producer groups have › Collectors connected to Strengthening market linkages suppliers increased access to farmers selling to through the creation of farmer markets and are supermarkets, input groups around specific market commanding fair prices for suppliers, institutional opportunities codified in buyer products. buyers and open markets. agreements (2) Improving › Buyers and input suppliers › Women-led food access and quality of input are providing extension preservation businesses are supplies through strengthening advice to farmers on seed engaged in market the private sector- based input selection, input selection, activities. supply system production techniques, etc. › Farmers, input suppliers, extension workers were trained in utilization and maintenance of agricultural equipment.

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Activity Areas Sustainable Partners End Goal Progress Non-Agricultural Services: Training providers, universities Capacities of service providers › Credit risk management (1) Strengthening data improved to deliver training or training modules have been collection, (2) Providing conduct activities. developed and delivered in business & financial literacy partnership with a leading training. MFI. › Representatives from five government vocational schools and three youth training centers attended TOT training on horticulture curriculum.

7. Key Activities Planned for Next Quarter Key activities for the next quarter include the following: > Implement refresher nutrition training > Implement nutrition training for new farmer groups > Distribute traditional recipe cookbooks > Distribute seedlings across Liquica, Ainaro, Dili, Bobonaro, Aileu, and Ermera > Conduct climate change awareness trainings > Expand SALT demonstration farms through beneficiaries who attended training this quarter > Finalize blackberry protocols and trial plots > Follow up on bamboo production, processing facilities, and market potential > Explore input-supplier capacity to deliver extension training to product end-users > Conduct solar panel pilot field assessments for interested farmers in Liquica and Aileu

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Improve the Lives of Timor-Leste's Citizens. 1 Per cent change in agriculture GDP Collected regularly and via household survey detailed in the annual report. 1.1 Value of smallholder incremental sales generated with USG assistance Collected regularly and via household survey; detailed in the annual report. 1.1a Collected regularly and reported in the annual report; Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). Value of annual sales of producers and firms receiving USG assistance (IM-level) E.G.3.2.-26 1.2 Prevalence of HHs with moderate to severe hunger Collected annually via household survey, reported in the annual report Sub-Purpose 1: Improved ability of Timorese Citizens to Engage in Economic

Activities 2 Value of new USG commitments and private sector investment that the USG Collected annually in September via agribusiness survey; Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov) E.G.3.1.-14 leverages to support food security and nutrition (IM-level) During Q1 households are primarily counted via production group members from Liquica municipality. Additional counting will be done through training attendance to include 2.1 Number of rural households benefiting directly from USG interventions households that had significant project assistance. This number will continue slowly rising until the end of Q2 through inclusion of the new households in Liquica. LOP target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s Year 5.

2.2 Data collected regularly and reported quarterly and updated in FtFMS (Oct – Nov.). Quarter 1 Number of individuals participating in USG food security programs (IM-level) result (200) includes new farmer group members and training participants. This number will E.G.3-2 continue slowly rising until the end of Q2 through inclusion of the new households in Liquica. LOP target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. Output 1: Market Linkages Improved and Expanded Across the Horticultural

Value Chain Number of MSMEs, including farmers, receiving business development services from The result of 41 at the end of Y6 Q1 include microenterprises (farmers, producers, collectors). 3 USG-assisted sources (BDS = planning, procurement, TA in production techniques, Original Y6 non-cumulative target (100) was already implemented as the LOP target under this quality control and marketing, loans, etc.) indicator and was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. Collected regularly and reported in annual report. Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). Value of 3.1 Percentage increase in sales for the targeted farmer groups and associations smallholders’ sales to reach the target shall be at least $2,585. As per project’s extension PMEP, new youth participants were not anticipated. However, the Number of youths participating in USG-supported programs designed to transfer life 3.2 project included 115 new youth participants in Q1. LOP target under this indicator was reached skills and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. Input sales in Quarter 1 of Year 6 reached $150,927. Non-cumulative target is revised and 3.3 Value of sales by agricultural input supply companies adjusted to actual target value to reach LOP target (new: $505,268). Input suppliers showed continued good performance, reaching nearly 30% of the actual annual target value.

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Indicator Explanation of Results Indicator with Unit of Measure ID 3.4 Number of farmers, input suppliers, and agribusiness trained in safe chemical use LOP target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. The result of 5 at the end of Y6-Q1 includes the two new farmer groups and three new Number of private enterprises, producers’ groups, NRM groups, nutrition groups, collectors. As this indicator requires groups to be currently active, the total fluctuates savings and loans groups receiving USG food security-related organizational 3.5 throughout the year. The non-cumulative target is revised and adjusted to actual target value development assistance to reach LOP target (new: 35 enterprises and groups). Sub-Purpose 2: Increased productivity of Selected Horticultural Value Chains 4 Collected regularly and noted in the annual report. Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). LOP target Number of individuals in the agricultural system who have applied improved under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. In Year 6 the management practices or techniques with USG assistance (IM-level) E.G.3.2.-24 project will continue collecting data on improved management practices or techniques. 4.1 Collected regularly and noted in the annual report. Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). Non- Number of hectares to which improved technologies have been applied cumulative target is revised and adjusted to actual target value to reach LOP target (new: 389 E.G.3.2.-25 hectares). Output 2: Sustainable Horticulture Productivity and Natural Resource

Management Improved at the Farm Level One hundred and fifteen persons participated in project training in Y6-Q1. Training during the remainder of the year will focus more on providing ongoing and refresher training to prior Number of individuals who have received USG-supported short-term agricultural 5 attendees, and training provided to new farmers in the last added Municipality of Liquica. It is sector productivity or food security training expected that this number will rise moderately until the end of Year 6. LOP target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. 5.1 Number of hectares under improved management practices or technologies that Collected regularly and detailed in the annual report. Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). Non- promote improved climate risk reduction and/or natural resources management with cumulative target is revised and adjusted to actual target value to reach LOP target (new: 124 E.G.3.2.-28 USG assistance hectares). Thanks to inclusion of new production groups and 3 new collectors, the results under this Number of members of producer organizations & community-based organizations indicator is 69. This number will continue slowly rising until the end of Q2 through inclusion of 5.2 receiving USG assistance the new households in Liquica. LOP target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. Number of people using climate information or implementing risk-reduction Collected regularly and detailed in the Annual report. Updated in FtFMS (Oct - Nov). LOP 5.3 practices/actions to improve resilience to climate change, with the support of USG target under this indicator was reached and surpassed during the project’s fifth year. assistance. Collected regularly and via household survey, detailed in the annual report. Target amount of 5.4 Per cent increase in household savings and/or investment in productive assets savings per household shall be at least $742/HH. Cross-cutting themes: Improved nutritional practices and behavior change 6 Prevalence of children 6-23 months receiving a minimum acceptable diet (per cent) Collected annually via household survey; noted in the annual report. 6.1 MDDW, Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicator for Women of reproductive age. Collected annually via household survey; noted in the annual report. Per cent of individuals supported are women Collected regularly; noted in the annual report.

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Indicator Explanation of Results Indicator with Unit of Measure ID Per cent of individuals supported are youth (defined as 14-35 years old) Collected regularly and detailed in the annual report.

LOP Targets LOP Results Targets Year 6 (FY20) Results 31 Dec 2019 Indicator ID Indicator with Unit of Measure (and Y6 Targets) 31 Dec 2019 INITIAL / REVISED* Non-CUMULATI VE CUMULATIVE CUMULATIVE Non-CUMULATI VE

Note: asterisk sign (*) DO level: Human and Institutional Capacity for Development means LOP Targets surpassed and/or annual Strengthened to Improve the Lives of Timor-Leste’s Citizens non-cumulative target revised and adjusted

1 Percent change in agriculture GDP 30% n/a 30%

Value of smallholder incremental sales generated with USG 1.1 $2,200 n/a $2,200 assistance

1.1a Value of annual sales of farms and firms receiving USG assistance $12,500,000 $8,348,885 $4,500,000 $4,151,115* (IM-level) E.G.3.2.-26

1.2 Prevalence of HHs with moderate to severe hunger 3.30% n/a 3.30%

Sub-Purpose 1: Improved Ability of Timorese Citizens to Engage

in Economic Activities

2 Value of new USG commitments and private sector investments that $8,000,000 $7,204,123 $1,933,200 $795,877* E.G.3.1.-14 the USG leverages to support food security and nutrition (IM-level)

Number of rural households benefiting directly from USG 2.1 7,700 8,726 143 0* 31 interventions

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2.2. Number of individuals participating in USG food security programs 46,200 46,464 858 0* 200 (IM-level) E.G.3-2 Targets Year 6 (FY20) LOP Targets LOP Results INITIAL / REVISED* Output 1: Market Linkages Improved and Expanded Across the Results December 2019 (and Y6 Targets) 31 Dec 2019 Non-CUMULATIVE Horticultural Value Chain Non-CUMULATI VE CUMULATIVE CUMULATIVE * LOP Targets Surpassed and/or annual non- cumulative target revised Number of MSMEs, including farmers, receiving business development services from USG-assisted sources (BDS = planning, 3 5,489 6,024 100 0* 41 procurement, TA in production techniques, quality control and marketing, loans, etc.)

Percentage increase in sales for the targeted farmer groups and 3.1 1,000% n/a 1,000% associations

Number of youths participating in USG-supported programs 3.2 5,500 6,671 0 0* 80 designed to transfer life skills

3.3 Value of sales by agricultural input supply companies $2,500,000 $2,145,659 $575,560 $505,268* $150,927

Number of farmers, input suppliers, and agribusiness trained in safe 3.4 1,100 1,159 100 0* 0 chemical use

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Number of private enterprises, producers’ groups, NRM groups, nutrition groups, savings and loans groups receiving USG food security-related organizational development assistance

3.5 385 355 102 35* 5

Targets Year 6 (FY20) LOP Targets LOP Results INITIAL / REVISED* Sub-Purpose 2: Increased productivity of Selected Horticultural Results December 2019 (and Y6 Targets) 31 Dec 2019 Non-CUMULATI VE Value Chains Non-CUMULATI VE CUMULATIVE CUMULATIVE * LOP Targets Surpassed and/or annual non- cumulative target revised Number of individuals in the agricultural system who have applied 4 improved management practices or techniques with USG assistance 29,000 32,243 1,320 0* E.G.3.2.-24 (IM-level) 4.1 Number of hectares to which improved technologies have been 4,700 4,311 500 389* E.G.3.2.-25 applied Output 2: Sustainable Horticulture Productivity and Natural

Resource Management Improved at the Farm Level Number of individuals who have received USG-supported short-term 5 11,300 12,519 120 0* 115 agricultural sector productivity or food security training

5.1 Number of hectares under improved management practices or technologies that promote improved climate risk reduction and/or 3,500 3,376 218 124* E.G.3.2.-28 natural resources management with USG assistance Number of members of producer organizations & community-based 5.2 5,400 6,027 40 0* 69 organizations receiving USG assistance Number of people using climate information or implementing risk- 5.3 reduction practices/actions to improve resilience to climate change, 10,000 11,043 230 0* with USG assistance Percent increase in household savings and/or investment in 5.4 315% increase n/a 315% increase productive assets (150%) Cross-cutting Themes: Improved Nutritional Practices and

Behavior Change

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Prevalence of children 6-23 months receiving a minimum acceptable n/a 6 68% 68% diet (Percent) MDDW, Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicator for women of 99% women consuming 5 99% women consuming 5 6.1 n/a reproductive age or more groups or more groups Per cent of individuals supported are women 40% n/a 40%

Per cent of individuals supported are youth (14-35 years old) 30% n/a 30%

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Annex 1: Technical Assistance to Farmer Groups The project’s field staff provides technical assistance to farmer groups and conducts regular monitoring to identify issues and challenges. Due to the farmers’ low literacy levels, staffers work closely with these groups, helping them to better organize tasks directed at improving their farms.

A breakdown of municipal assistance to these farmer groups is detailed in the table below.

Farmer Group Support Ermera Municipality Haburas Bera › Prepared seedbeds across 75m2 of land. › Planted 1,123 morakut seedlings. Gucia › Prepared 51 m² of land for planting 306 cauliflower plants. Sijak › Installed plastic mulch across 90m2 of seedbeds. › Prepared seedbeds across 519m2 of land. › Planted 1,418 potato bulbs and 2,724 red onion bulbs. › Applied NASA liquid fertilizer to potato and red onion production. › Prepared 240 m² of land for planting potatoes. › Constructed one mini dam with a 2,100 litres per day holding capacity. Hidsagri › Trans-blocked 732 tomato seedlings, 360 green boc choy seedlings, and 504 morakut seedlings. › Germinated 14 grams of tomato seeds. › Prepared one seedbed for planting 280 tomato seedlings and 40 eggplant seedlings. Tabako Laran › Prepared seedbeds across 38m2 of land. › Trained on solid organic compost. › Produced 2.5 tons of compost. › Installed plastic mulch across two seedbeds. Haburas Guhei › Trained on compost production. › Produced 1.1 ton of compost. Halihun › Germinated 2 grams of tomato seeds, 5 grams of morakut seeds, 5 grams of green boc choy seeds, 4 grams of round cabbage seeds, and 4 grams of tomato seeds. › Transplanted 720 head lettuce seedlings. › Germinated 5 grams of boc choy green seeds, 4 grams of morakut seeds, and 5 grams of mustard seeds. › Trans-blocked 1,728 tomato seedlings. › Transplanted 500 tomato seedlings, 450 boc choy green seedlings, and 240 bitter mustard seedlings. › Constructed one medium tunnel measuring 25 meters long by 4.5 metres wide. Moris Mesak › Harvested 9 beds of white mustard. › Prepared 10 seedbeds. › Germinated 200 grams of mustard seeds. Moris Foun › Prepared 20m2 of land for planting. › Prepared 120m² of land for planting 360 Chinese cabbage seedlings, 240 long bean seedlings, and 800 white mustard seedlings. Mauloles Raeri › Prepared seedbeds across 126m2 of land. › Planted 750 mustard seedlings and 384 cauliflower seedlings. › Prepared 69 m² of land. › Transplanted 80 eggplant seedlings and 640 morakut seedlings. › Installed plastic mulch across 3 seedbeds and planted one with 128 cauliflower seedlings. KHH › Transplanted 810 morakut seedlings › Constructed one water tank with a 2,352 litre a day holding capacity KSAI › Transplanted 450 Chinese cabbage seedling › Applied organic solid compost across 40m2 of boc choy

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Farmer Group Support Mertutu Strawberry › Prepared seedbeds across 185m2. › Planted 421 potato bulbs, 200 capsicum seedlings, 315 red onions, and 576 bean seeds. › Applied NASA liquid fertilizer to potato and capsicum production. › Prepared 60 blackberry cuttings. › Trans-blocked 315 blackberry seedlings. › Prepared 250 m² of land for planting 840 broccoli seedlings and 160 tomato seedlings. › Germinated 2.5 grams of broccoli seeds › Trans-blocked 286 blackberry seedlings › Transplanted 210 broccoli seedlings › Applied organic compost to 180 strawberry seedlings. › Transplanted 720 lettuce seedlings. › Installed UV plastic for mini greenhouse. Tuguluru Sasikat › Trans-blocked 100 tomato seedlings. › Applied liquid organic fertilizer across 40m² of cabbage production. › Sowed 200 capsicum seeds of the Hercules and Cardinal star varieties. › Prepared 40 m² of land for growing 160 cabbage seedlings. › Replicated EM4, produced 15 litres. › Prepared and installed five seedbeds with plastic mulch. › Planted 2,400 mustard seedlings. Hamoris To’os Nain › Prepared 1,200m2 of land using a hand tractor. › Prepared seedbeds across 85m2 of land and installed plastic mulch. › Planted 100 cucumber seedlings. › Trans-blocked 1,836 green boc choy seedlings and 298 green leaf lettuce seedlings. › Prepared 200 m² of land for planting 1,600 bitter mustard seedlings, 800 boc choy seedlings, and 450 lettuce leaf seedlings › Trans-blocked 1,050 boc choy green seedlings/ › Transplanted 100 eggplant seedlings. Lao Hamutuk › Prepared seedbeds across 105m2 of land. › Planted 1,440 bitter mustard seedlings. › Prepared 112 m² of land for planting 1,792 bitter mustard seedlings. › Trans-blocked 896 boc choy green seedlings › Applied liquid organic fertilizer across 64m2 of bitter mustard. › Produced 1 ton of solid organic compost. › Prepared 135m2 of land for next planting. › Trans-blocked 1,280 mustard seedlings and 512 green lettuce leaf seedlings. › Planted 135 green lettuce leaf seedlings, 1,200 bitter mustard seedlings, and 720 mustard seedlings. › Produced 40 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. Maudio 1 › Prepared 1,200m2 of land using a hand tractor. › Prepared seedbeds across 45m2 of land. › Installed plastic mulch across 210m2. › Installed one medium tunnel measuring 25 meters long by 3 meters wide. › Prepared 135 m² of land for planting 1,125 mustard seedlings, 480 morakut seedlings, and 240 boc choy green seedlings. › Repaired one medium tunnel › Prepared one seedbed and planted 240 bitter mustard seedlings. › Installed trellising across three beds of tomato production. Jepae › Prepared seedbeds across 20m2 of land. › 400 mustard seedlings. › Trans-blocked 768 bitter mustard seedlings and 128 boc choy green seedlings. › Prepared 27m² of land for planting 432 mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 10 bitter gourd seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support Maukurus › Cleared land for constructed medium tunnel. › Constructed one medium tunnel measuring 15 meters long by 4 meters wide. Daru › Prepared 80m2 of land for planting › Prepared 30m² of land for planting 500 mustard seedlings Aileu Municipality Kotomoruk › Prepared seedbeds across 41m2 of land. › Planted 500 green boc choy seedlings, 88 green leaf lettuce seedlings, and 208 morakut seedlings. › Trans-blocked 546 bitter mustard seedlings, 315 green leaf lettuce seedlings, and 392 boc choy white seedlings. › Trans-blocked 342 bitter mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 80 sweet potato seedlings and 122 lettuce leaf seedlings. › Prepared three additional seedbeds and planted 276 chili seedlings. › Prepared 105 m² of land for planting 222 lettuce leaf seedlings, 535 boc choy green seedlings, 223 tomato seedlings, and 48 cucumber seedlings › Trans-blocked 98 lettuce seedlings and 74 lettuce leaf green seedlings Tasonih › Prepared seedbeds across 40m2 of land. › Planted 125 bitter mustard seedlings, 75 Chinese cabbage seedlings, and 165 head lettuce seedlings. › Prepared 240 m² of land for planting 875 boc choy green seedlings, 625 lettuce leaf seedlings, 605 kale seedlings, 1,125 bitter mustard seedlings, 275 celery seedlings, 660 head lettuce seedlings, and 1,125 boc choy white seedlings. › Prepared two seedbeds and planted 396 head lettuce seedlings. Hakiak Moris › Prepared seedbeds across 245m2 of land. › Planted 2,460 bitter mustard seedlings, 600 morakut seedlings, 1,800 white boc choy seedlings, and 80 cucumber seedlings. › Prepared 110 m² of land for planting 800 bitter mustard seedlings, 320 boc choy white seedlings, and 896 boc choy green seedlings, and 333 head lettuce seedlings. › Trans-blocked 642 boc choy white seedlings, 720 boc choy green seedlings, and 360 morakut seedlings. › Transplanted 625 bitter mustard seedlings and 500 boc choy green seedlings. Mait’fut › Installed stakes for rock melon production across one seedbed. › Installed plastic mulch across four seedbeds. › Prepared seedbeds across 213m2 of land. › Planted 63 rockmelon seedlings, 500 morakut seedlings, and 100 broccoli seedlings. › Prepared 100 m² of land for planting 820 broccoli seedlings and 380 morakut seedlings. › Constructed trellising for 12 m² of tomato production. › Produced 500 kg of Trichoderma compost › Trans-blocked 800 boc choy green seedlings and 120 capsicum seedlings Casamou › Prepared seedbeds across 101m2 of land. › Planted 160 cauliflower seedlings, 275 green leaf lettuce seedlings, and 576 bitter mustard seedlings. › Trans-blocked 388 cauliflower seedlings, 500 bitter mustard seedlings, 150 head lettuce seedlings, and 200 broccoli seedlings. › Prepared 230 m² of land for planting 600 strawberry seedlings, 720 cauliflower seedlings, and 400 boc choy green seedlings › Constructed trellising for 40m2 of tomato production. › Trans-blocked 456 cauliflower seedlings and 300 whit boc choy seedlings. › Prepared six seedbeds and planted 220 cauliflower seedlings and 400 green lettuce leaf seedlings. Mudanca › Prepared seedbeds across 150m2 of land. › Planted 240 head lettuce seedlings, 1,200 green boc choy seedlings, 220 lettuce seedlings, and 480 bitter mustard seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support › Prepared 210 m² of land for planting 240 zucchini seedlings, 400 head lettuce seedlings, 400 broccoli seedlings, 100 cauliflower seedlings, and 500 lettuce leaf green seedlings › Trans-blocked 200 kale seedlings and 200 bitter mustard seedlings. › Trans-blocked 100 kale seedlings and 200 mustard seedlings. › Prepared two seedbeds and planted 120 cauliflower seedlings and 594 head lettuce seedlings. Foin Mehi › Prepared seedbeds across 484m2 of land. › Planted 884 broccoli seedlings, 620 cauliflower seedlings, 1,500 white bot choy seedlings, and 700 mustard seedlings. › Trans-blocked 500 white boc choy seedlings. › Prepared 298 m² of land for planting 400 cauliflower seedlings, 92 capsicum seedlings, 1,200 broccoli seedlings, and 750 head lettuce seedlings. › Transplanted 240 broccoli seedlings and 200 cauliflower seedlings. › Trans-blocked 200 broccoli seedlings. › Prepared one seedbed and planted 275 head lettuce seedlings. Moris Foun › Prepared seedbeds across 275m2 of land. › Planted 300 broccoli seedlings, 320 cauliflower seedlings, 400 head lettuce seedlings, 1,500 mustard seedlings, and 600 green boc choy seedlings. › Prepared nine seedbeds and planted 920 cauliflower seedlings, 400 broccoli seedlings, and 2,1265 bitter mustard seedlings. Hadia Moris › Prepared seedbeds across 60m2 of land and installed plastic mulch. › Planted 600 morakut seedlings. › Prepared 133 m² of land › Transplanted 600 morakut seedlings › Installed plastic mulch across 24 seedbeds › Prepared 72 m² of land for planting 1,500 local mustard seedlings and 432 morakut. › Prepared five seedbeds and planted 1,100 morakut seedlings. › Transplanted 1,200 boc choy green seedlings. Buka Rasik › Prepared 153 m² of land for planting 1,359 strawberry seedlings. Unidade › Prepared seedbeds across 50m2 of land. › Planted 400 mustard seedlings and 100 broccoli seedlings. › Trans-blocked 210 zucchini seedlings. › Prepared 25 m² of land for planting 625 boc choy seedlings Masqise › Prepared seedbeds across 329m2 of land. › Planted 3,375 bitter mustard seedlings, 500 green boc choy seedlings, 296 tomato seedlings, and 80 broccoli seedlings. › Trans-blocked 250 green boc choy seedlings. › Prepared 150 m² of land for planting 80 zucchini seedlings, 1,250 bitter mustard seedlings, 240 broccoli seedlings, and 720 celery seedlings. › Trans-blocked 256 boc choy green seedlings, 150 tomato seedlings, 634 head lettuce seedlings, 384 parsley seedlings, and 1,230 round cabbage seedlings. › Prepared two seedbeds and planted 750 boc choy green seedlings. Habelar Fini › Prepared seedbeds across 95m2 of land. › Planted 360 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 375 parsley seedlings, 750 bitter mustard seedlings, and 40 tomato seedlings. › Trans-blocked 756 green boc choy seedlings and 250 head lettuce seedlings. › Prepared 145 m² of land for planting 3,375 boc choy green seedlings, 750 bitter mustard seedlings, 160 cauliflower seedlings, 128 broccoli seedlings, and 96 tomato seedlings. › Prepared 13 seedbeds and planted 900 head lettuce seedlings and 1,500 bitter mustard seedlings. Buka Folin › Prepared seedbeds across 160m2 of land. › Planted 400 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Prepared 1,373 m² of land for planting 522 broccoli seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support › Trans-blocked 1,300 broccoli seedlings, 700 Chinese cabbage seedlings, and 150 red cabbage seedlings › Training on local microorganism production. Group produced 5 litres. › Trans-blocked 250 broccoli seedlings, 170 red cabbage seedlings, and 150 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Transplanted 80 Chinese cabbage seedlings and 132 tomato seedlings. › Prepared a further seven seedbeds. Balor › Prepared seedbeds across 162m2 of land. › Planted 333 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 650 bitter mustard seedlings, 150 tomato seedlings, and 843 head lettuce seedlings. › Prepared 138 m² of land for planting 240 Chinese cabbage seedlings, 240 morakut seedlings, 288 celery seedlings, and 480 lettuce leaf seedlings › Trans-blocked 1,418 lettuce leaf green seedlings and 198 cucumber seedlings. › Trans-blocked 336 head lettuce seedlings and 112 lettuce leaf seedlings. › Transplanted 288 kale seedlings. › Installed one medium tunnel measuring 14 meters long by 4.8 meters wides. Foin Kman › Prepared seedbeds across 413m2 of land. › Planted 800 mustard seedlings, 768 bitter mustard seedlings, and 448 white boc choy seedlings. › Constructed two medium tunnels measuring 15 mete long by 4.5 meters wide. › Prepared 187 m² of land for planting 966 bitter mustard seedlings and 240 local mustard › Trans-blocked 150 capsicum seedlings. › Trans-blocked 248 boc choy green seedlings and 432 bitter mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 240 sweet potato cuttings and 320 bitter mustard seedlings. Moris Foun › Prepared 560 m² of land for planting 480 cauliflower seedlings, 120 zucchini seedlings, 80 cucumber seedlings, 2,400 broccoli seedlings, and 1,200 morakut seedlings Lau-Coa › Prepared 2,127 m² of land for planting 1,994 strawberry seedlings. › Produced 100 litres of liquid fertilizer. › Prepared 44m2 of land and established two seedbeds. SAAS › Prepared seedbeds across 90m2 of land. › Planted 440 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 333 morakut seedlings, and 220 green boc choy seedlings. › Prepared 35 m2 of land for planting 495 boc choy green seedlings. › Prepared an additional 5 seedbeds and transplanted 166 boc choy green seedlings. Alilulihun › Training on liquid organic fertilizer production. › Produced 185 litres of organic fertilizer. › Prepared two seedbeds and planted 1,000 mustard seedlings. Harecva › Prepared 7 m² of land for planting 24 cauliflower seedlings Tutmuir › Prepared one seedbed and planted 192 boc choy green seedlings. Fo Liman › Prepared seedbeds across 100m2 of land. › Planted 750 green boc choy seedlings, 110 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 250 mustard seedlings, 500 bitter mustard seedlings, and 110 kale seedlings. › Prepare 60 m² of land for planting 375 bitter mustard seedlings, 375 mustard seedlings, and 750- lettuce leaf green seedling. › Trans-blocked 100 kale seedlings and 200 mustard seedlings. › Prepared two seedbeds and planted 500 mustard seedlings. Dili Municipality Haburas Besahe › Transplanted 50 bunches of lemon grass and 10 chili seedlings. Aitmaun › Prepared 11 seedbeds for planting 288 green lettuce leaf seedlings, 300 white boc choy seedlings, 800 mustard seedlings, 441 parsley seedlings, and 686 spinach seedlings. GRA-UNTL › Harvested papayas, cauliflower, round cabbage, bitter gourd, and lemon grass amounting to $212.15. › Organized for US Embassy field visit.

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Farmer Group Support › Prepared lemongrass, papaya flower, and fruit for sale to the retailer Agi Agrikultura Ervelira › Prepared 44 m² of land for planting local mustard, spinach, and parsley. Halibur › Transplanted 560 watermelon seedlings. › Added 56 kilograms of solid organic compost to watermelon production. Fahikoru › Prepared 75 m² of land for planting. › Germinated 10 grams of boc choy green. › Prepared 269 m² of land for planting 2,020 boc choy green seedlings and 2,125 mustard seedlings. › Prepared 171m2 of land and planted 1,488 boc choy green seedlings. › Installed one medium tunnel measuring 23 meters long by 4.5 meters wide and one measuring 25 meters long by 5 meters wide. Aileba › Prepared seedbeds across 28m2 of land. › Planted 1,920 spinach seedlings and 325 mustard seedlings. › Prepared 63 m² of land for planting water spinach. › Applied solid organic compost to 24 m² of parsley plants. › Germinated 20 grams of spinach seedlings DIT Farm › Planted 57 okra seedlings. › Germinated 300 chili seedlings. › Germinated 800 okra seeds › Prepared 75m² of land for planting 161 okra seedlings › Prepared 45m² for planting papaya, lemongrass, and chili › Transplanted 13 lemon grass seedlings. › Trans-blocked 48 chili seedlings. › Prepared four seedbeds and installed three with drip irrigation. › Training on layered gardening. Baribido › Prepared seedbeds across 23m2 of land. › Selected 84 papaya seedlings for trans-blocking. › Planted 6 bitter gourd seedlings and 102 tomato seedlings. › Trans-blocked 110 bitter mustard seedlings. › Applied organic pesticide across 40m2 of long bean production. Buka Moris › Prepared seedbeds across 86m2 of land. › Planted 238 okra seedlings and 100 chili seedlings. › Trans-blocked 400 chili seedlings, 250 white boc choy seedlings, 450 mustard seedlings. › Prepared 2 tons of solid organic compost. › Pruned 25m2 of tomato production. › Trans-blocked 450 bok choy green seedlings › Prepared 50 m² of land for planting 200 okra seedlings. › Transplanted 180 eggplant seedlings, 750 white boc choy seedlings, 48 chili seedlings, and 10 papaya seedlings. Rai Leten › Germinated 384 white boc choy seedlings and 10 grams of parsley. › Trans-blocked 216 white boc choy seedlings. › Prepared seedbeds across 66m2 of land. › Planted 432 mustard seedlings, 960 spinach seedlings, and 225 green leaf seedlings. › Prepared 48 m² of land for planting 660 boc choy green seedlings. › Trans-blocked 432 boc choy white seedlings. Kamihun › Germinated 5 grams of boc choy green seeds. › Prepared 144 m² of land for planting mustard. › Installed one medium tunnel measuring 14 meters long by 4.5 meters wide. Inawai › Harvested 2,000 m² of mustard production › Met with Tos Garxis about vegetable supply FOSTAL › Trans-blocked 300 eggplant seedlings and 50 cucumber seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support › Produced 2.5 tons of organic compost. › Prepared 10m² of land for planting 54 cucumber seedlings and 34 tomato seedlings. › Transplanted 260 tomato seedlings, 30 papaya seedlings. › Drilled 13 meters for a well. Fo Liman ba Malu › Constructed two seedbeds for planting 55 tomato seedlings Baribido › Refresher training on seedling production. › Constructed trellising for long bean production. › Trans-blocked 300 tomato seedlings, 28 bitter gourd seedlings, and 27 long beans. › Transplanted 108 long bean seedlings, 30 long chili seedlings, and 36 bitter gourd seedlings. › Set up petrogenol sticky trap for fruit flies. › Transplanted 35 papaya seedlings. › Pruned 30 bitter gourd seedlings. Lartema › Prepared 148m² of land for planting 2,500 white mustard seedlings and 480 spinach seedlings. › Germinated 10grams of boc choy green seedlings. › Installed one metal tunnel measuring 25 meters long by 4.5 metres wide. Hadia Moris › Germinated 25 grams of mustard seedlings and 80 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared seedbeds across 24m2 of land. › Planted 41 eggplant seedlings. › Trans-blocked 25 tomato seedlings and 120 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared 8 seedbeds and planted 24 watermelon seedlings. Bobonaro Municipality Mata › Transplanted 1,000 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 850 mustard seedlings, and 200 bitter mustard seedlings. › Refresher training on crop rotation cycles. › Prepared seedbeds across 45m2 of land. › Planted 800 mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 800 morakut seedlings and 200 mustard seedlings. › Constructed seedbeds across 43m² of land for planting spinach. › Prepared 147m2 of land and planted 390 cucumber seedlings. Matak › Transplanted 200 bitter mustard seedlings, 106 mustard seedlings, 111 green boc choy seedlings, and 220 tomato seedlings. › Trans-blocked 90 chili seedlings. › Prepared a further 27m2 of land for planting 180 mustard seedlings and 153 green boc choy seedlings. Anaku Luhan › Prepared seedbeds across 50m2 of land. › Trans-blocked 288 Chinese cabbage seedlings and 256 mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 610 tomato seedlings. › Constructed trellising for 20m² of tomato production. › Trans-blocked 380 boc choy green seedlings. › Trans-blocked 288 tomato seedlings. › Prepared 200m2 of land for planting 200 rock melon seedlings, 888 watermelon seedlings, 756 long bean seedlings, and 250 tomato seedlings. Moris Foun › Training on plant protection Unidade Colu Mortu › Received refresher training on organic pesticide. › Prepared seedbeds across 18m2 of land. › Planted 1,080 mustard seedlings. › Conducted seedbeds across 20m²of land for landing water spinach. › Transplanted 792 mustard seedlings and 1.5 kilograms of long bean seedlings. › Installed trellising for 2,250m2 of long bean production. Loelaku › Setup trellising across 100m2 of long bean production. › Transplanted 200 mustard seedlings and 200 grams of long beans.

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Farmer Group Support Haburas Familia › Prepared 1,650 m² of land for planting 3.5 kg of long beans. › Transplanted 250 bitter gourd seedlings. › Prepared 1350m2 of land for planted 3 kilograms of long bean seeds. › Installed trellising for 450m2 of long bean production. Serhana Hali › Trans-blocked 256 mustard seedlings. › Prepared seedbeds across 154m2. › Planted 259 eggplant seedlings, and 200 mustard seedlings. › Applied liquid organic fertilizer across 140m2 of eggplant production. › Refresher training on liquid organic fertilizer and pesticide production › Produced 25 litres of liquid organic fertilizer and 15 litres of organic pesticide › Trans-blocked 1,024 eggplant seedlings and 1,014 boc choy green seedlings › Transplanted 160 mustard seedlings, 231 cucumber seedlings, 219 eggplant seedlings, and 654 boc choy green seedlings › Applied liquid organic fertilizer on 135 cucumber plants and 141 eggplant plants › Constructed trellising for cucumber production. › Prepared 320m2 of land and planted 545 cucumber seedlings, 102 eggplant seedlings, and 66 bitter gourd seedlings. Bialapeng › Transplanted 2.5 kilograms of long beans. › Constructed trellising for bitter gourd production. › Prepared 300 m² of land for planting bitter gourd. › Transplanted 1.5 grams of long beans. › Trans-blocked 250 bitter gourd seedlings. Raem Larun › Trans-blocked 640 tomato seedlings and 184 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared seedbeds across 166m2 of land. › Planted 350 tomato seedlings, 200 rockmelon seedlings, 50 eggplant seedlings, 50 local pumpkin seedlings, and 200 mustard seedlings. › Prepared 35 m² of land for planting eggplant. › Transplanted 60 eggplant seedlings and 100 sweet corn seedlings. Habat › Organized for US Embassy field visit. › Prepared seedbeds across 224m2 of land. › Planted 1,860 sweet corn. › Transplanted 800 sweet corn seedlings, 240 cucumber seedlings, 760 bitter mustard seedlings, and 500 long beans. › Set up trellising for 10m2 of cucumber production. › Constructed one mini-dam with a 3,000 litre a day holding capacity › Trans-blocked 1,792 boc choy green seedlings › Transplanted 250 grams of sweet corn and 200 boc choy green seedlings › Prepared 150 m²2 of land for planting long bean › Harvested 265.7 kg of sweet corn and sold to W4 › Constructed trellising for bitter gourd production. › Prepared 414m2 of land and planted 580 sweet corn seedlings, 800 chili seedlings, and 504 green bean seedlings. Renova Corluli › Prepared 10 seedbeds and planted 120 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared 335m2 of land and planted 100 long bean seeds, 120 eggplant seedlings, and 207 chili seedlings. › Prepared seedbeds across 155m2 of land. › Planted 220 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared 70m²2 of land for planting 400 tomato seedlings and 360 cucumber seedlings. › Transplanted 120 tomato seedlings, 200 lettuce leaf green seedlings, and 600 mustard seedlings. Gaem › Received refresher training on integrated pest management. › Transplanted 320 watermelon seedlings. › Transplanted 150 rock melon seedlings

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Farmer Group Support Haburas Familia › Constructed trellising for long bean production. › Prepared 1,800m2 of land to planting 5 kilograms of long beans. Nitas Oan › Prepared 1.5 ha of land for planting tomatoes and bitter gourd. › Prepared approximately 1.5 ha for planting bitter gourd and cucumber. Tali Laran › Prepared 1,415m2 of land. Aiasa › Prepared seedbeds across 400m2 of land. › Planted 840 bitter gourd seedlings. › Trans-blocked 450 bitter gourd seedlings › Transplanted 500 grams of sweet corn and 800 bitter gourd seedlings. › Prepared approximately 1 ha of land for planting tomatoes and corn. Ainaro Municipality RECAF › Prepared seedbeds across 70m2 of land and installed plastic mulch across 150m2 of land. › Planted 108 potato bulbs and 80 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Applied liquid organic fertilizer on 20 m² of broccoli production › Produced 50 litres of organic pesticide › Transplanted 400 round cabbage seedlings Mota Laran › Prepared two seedbeds for planting 500 boc choy green seedlings Hagrogalim › Germinated 55 watermelon seedlings › Prepare 150m² of land for planting 140 watermelon seedling Nunukei › Transplanted 128 lettuce leaf green seedlings and 256 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Trans-blocked 265 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Constructed seedbeds across 13 m² of land for planting 96 boc choy green seedlings. › Prepared one seedbed and planted 50 tomato seedlings. Ameripu › Prepared seedbeds across 207m2 of land. › Planted 256 round cabbage seedlings, 81 capsicum seedlings, 161 eggplant seedlings, 640 green boc choy seedlings, and 62 chili seedlings. › Germinated 1,024 Chinese cabbage seeds. › Trans-blocked 512 green boc choy seedlings and 640 round cabbage seedlings. › Transplanted 141 strawberry seedlings. › Trans-blocked 384 broccoli seedlings and 512 mustard seedlings. › Germinated 100 capsicum seeds › Transplanted 128 cauliflower seedlings › Prepared 9.6 m² of land for planting 326 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Trans-blocked 41 capsicum seedlings › Trans-blocked 256 boc choy green seedlings. › Produced 15 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. HUPI › Prepared seedbeds across 96m2 of land. › Planted 540 sweet potato cuttings. › Prepared land for planting eggplant. Nunu Boco Ana 1 & 2 › Prepared seedbeds across 64m2 of land. › Planted 384 mustard seedlings and 120 boc choy green seedlings. › Trans-blocked 60 eggplant seedlings, 40 chili seedlings, and 384 mustard seedlings. › Germinated 0.5 grams of head lettuce seeds. › Applied chemical pesticide (sidametrin) to eggplant production. › Germinated 640 mustard seeds and 76 sweet potato bulbs › Transplanted 508 mustard seedlings, 112 long bean seedlings, 512 boc choy green seedlings › Prepare compost bags for 384 seedling plants for mustards › Trans-blocked 140 eggplant seedlings and 110 chili seedlings. › Prepared 48m2 of land and planted 192 eggplant seedlings. › Germinated 384 mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 100 tomato seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support Ulfirma Wekatar › Prepared seedbeds across 120m2 and installed plastic mulch across 28.5m2. › Planted 1,920 mustard seedlings, 25 watermelon seedlings, and 25 eggplant seedlings. › Pruned tomato and eggplant vines and set up trellising. › Applied chemical pesticides (decis) to combat aphids attacking eggplants. › Applied organic mulch to 17 beds of watermelon. › Prepared 1.8 ha of land for planting watermelon, sweet potato, tomato, and eggplants. › Trans-blocked 242 tomato seedlings and 370 eggplant seedlings. › Prepared 60m2 of land and planted 120 eggplant seedlings. › Trans-blocked 332 eggplant seedlings. Halimahon-Hatai › Prepared seedbeds across 86m2 of land. › Planted 378 potato bulbs. › Applied organic mulch to 36m2 of zucchini production. › Prepared 200 m² of land for growing potatoes › Prepared 1,065 m2 of planting now peas, round cabbage, and potatoes › Installed plastic mulch on three seedbeds Slata › Prepared 152m2 of land for planted 250 local potatoes. › Trans-blocked 384 Chinese cabbage. › Installed plastic mulch one 13 seedbeds. › Trans-blocked 42 Chinese cabbage seedlings. › Repaired seedling production nursery Hunmet › Prepared seedbeds across 279m2 of land. › Planted 484 round cabbage seedlings and 640 green boc choy seedlings. › Applied 30 kilograms of solid organic compost to 40m2 of cabbage production. › Prepared 30 m² of land for planting 120 round cabbage seedlings. › Transplanted 22 tomato seedlings and trans-blocked 150 mustard seedlings. › Installed stakes for tomato production and pruned the tomato plants. › Produced 10 litres of organic liquid fertilizer. Hakmatek 1 › Prepared seedbeds across 72m2 of land. › Planted 216 round cabbage seedlings. › Prepared 792 m² of land for planting snow peas › Transplanted 180 Chinese cabbage seedlings › Trans-blocked 500 round cabbage seedlings. › Trans-blocked 700 capsicum seedlings. › Prepared 126m2 of land for planting 405 round cabbage seedlings. Ululefa Strawberry 1 › Received refresher training on solid organic compost and organic pesticide. › Prepared 2 tons of solid organic compost. › Germinated 0.15 grams of broccoli seeds and 0.15 of cauliflower seeds. › Installed one medium tunnel measuring 15 meters long and 4 meters wide. › Prepared 60 m² of land for planting 240 zucchini seedlings › Produced 4 tons of compost › Germinated 10kg of Irish potatoes › Prepared 14 seedbeds including installation of plastic mulch for planted 2,750 strawberry seedlings. › Training on solid organic compost. › Produced 500 kilograms of solid organic compost › Transplanted 278 strawberry seedlings in the new constructed medium tunnel Debu-leuk › Prepared seedbeds across 102m2 of land. › Planted 1,632 mustard seedlings. › Germinated 1,536 mustard seedlings and 512 green leaf lettuce. › Germinated 256 mustard seedlings › Constructed 39 m² of seedbeds for planting 88 tomato seedlings and 664 mustard seedlings. › Germinated 1,152 mustard seeds.

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Farmer Group Support › Prepared five seedbeds and planted 2,016 mustard seedlings and 125 green lettuce leaf seedlings. › Collected 500 kilograms of bat manure. Ululefa Strawberry 2 › Refresher training on organic pesticide. › Transplanted 800 strawberry seedlings Haburas Moris › Prepared seedbeds across 30m2 of land. › Prepared 100 m² of land for planting 1,540 strawberry seedlings. › Transplanted 0.6 grams of carrot seeds. MESAK › Prepared 30m² of land for planting 450 mustard seedlings. › Applied chemical pesticide for combating pests like aphids and caterpillars. Hagas › Prepared 90 m² of land for planting 120 Chinese cabbage seedlings, 786 cauliflower seedlings, 1,024 head lettuce seedlings, and 240 round cabbage seedlings. › Germinated 0.5 grams of Chinese cabbage and 0.5 grams of boc choy green. › Trans-blocked 160 strawberry seedlings. › Training on liquid organic fertilizer. › Produced 35 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. Foinsa’e Naroman Cassa › Prepared seedbeds across 44m2 of land. › Planted 352 mustard seedlings and 88 eggplant seedlings. › Trans-blocked 576 mustard seedlings. › Transplanted 116 eggplant seedlings, 182 sweet potato cuttings, 112 long bean seeds, and 256 mustard seedlings. › Germinated 216 mustard seeds and 0.5 grams of eggplant seeds. › Transplanted 4,400 water spinach seedlings. Haburas Nucet › Prepared seedbeds across 91m2 of land. › Planted 256 green boc choy seedlings. › Germinated 42 eggplant seedlings. › Transplanted 256 mustard seedlings. › Prepared three seedbeds. Taulalan › Identified area for planting carrots. Vocational Agriculture › Participated in ESTV Ainaro’s harvest ceremony. School Karbes › Land preparation 270 m² for plating 400 capsicum seedlings and 280 cabbage seedlings. › Prepared 11 seedbeds and planted 720 capsicum seedlings and 220 head lettuce seedlings. Haburas Demo Plot › Transplanted 1,000 mustard seedlings, 450 round cabbage seedlings, and 230 tomato seedlings. Laho › Prepared terracing to plant vegetables. › Germinated 1,536 mustard seedlings. Beno › Prepared 8.4m² of land for planting 84 Chinese cabbage seedlings. Lulin › Prepared 14m² of plant for planting 128 head lettuce seedlings. Haburas Maubisse › Germinated 0.1 grams of boc choy green seedlings. › Prepared 20m2 of land. Haburas › Prepared 8 seedbeds and planted 1,540 strawberry seedlings. › Training on liquid organic fertilizer. › Produced 150 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. › Constructed one mini-dam with an 8,000 litre/day holding capacity. Hakmatek 2 › Prepared seedbeds across 280m2 of land. › Plated 640 round cabbage seedlings. › Transplanted 250 round cabbage seedlings. › Prepared one seedbed and planted 132 green lettuce leaf seedlings.

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Farmer Group Support Liquica Municipality Barcao – Maubara › Germinated 1,328 green boc choy seeds, 240 white boc choy seeds, 145 morakut seeds, and 70 tomato seeds. › Trans-blocked 1,593 green boc choy seedlings, 2,352 mustard seedlings, 276 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 518 morakut seedlings, 126 chili seedlings, and 135 eggplant seedlings. › Transplanted 1,642 mustard seedlings, 194 round cabbage seedlings, 520 green boc choy seedlings, 2,960 water spinach seedlings, 232 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 192 chili seedlings, 94 rock melon seedlings, and 218 round cabbage seedlings. › Constructed two seedling nurseries. › Prepared seedbeds across 1,340m2 of land. › Produced 20 litres of organic pesticide and 80 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. › Repaired five seedling production nurseries. › Germinated 600 round cabbage seedlings, 1,406 bloc choy green seedlings, and 105 rockmelon seedlings. › Trans-blocked 89 papaya seedlings, 128 long chili seedlings, 1,363 mustard seedlings, 306 lettuce leaf seedlings, 406 boc choy green seedlings, and 150 chili seedlings. › Transplanted 188 tomato seedlings, 1,296 boc choy green seedlings, 704 lettuce leaf green seedlings, 1,783 mustard seedlings, 796 bitter mustard seedlings, 627 head lettuce seedlings, 288 boc choy white seedlings, and 120 chili seedlings. › Prepared 96m² of land. › Germinated 126 round cabbage seeds, 126 cauliflower seeds, 162 broccoli seeds, and 420 morakut seeds. › Trans-blocked 205 spinach seedlings, 1,122 boc choy green seedlings, 690 mustard seedlings, 673 green lettuce leaf seedlings, 262 rockmelon seedlings, 410 morakut seedlings, and 643 boc choy white seedlings. › Transplanted 2,076 boc choy green seedlings, 1,210 green lettuce leaf seedlings, 898 mustard seedlings, 2,500 water spinach seedlings, 38 tomato seedlings, 954 eggplant seedlings, 118 rockmelon seedlings, 320 boc choy white seedlings, 623 morakut seedlings, and 64 chili seedlings. › Produced 1 ton of solid organic compost and 20 litres of liquid organic fertilizer. Serbisu Hamutuk – Kasait › Trans-blocked 640 white boc choy seedlings, 640 morakut seedlings, 96 rock melon seedlings, 384 green leaf lettuce seedlings, 256 green boc choy seedlings, and 196 cucumber seedlings. › Transplanted 110 eggplant seedlings, 800 green boc choy seedlings, and 400 white boc choy seedlings. › Setup trellising for 30m2 of tomato production. › Built a 15,000 litre/day mini dam. › Training on liquid organic fertilizer. › Constructed trellising for cucumber plants. › Prepared 366m² of land. › Germinated 768 morakut seeds and 480 tomato seeds. › Trans-blocked 261 boc choy white seedlings, 160 eggplant seedlings, 440 long chili seedlings, 256 morakut seedlings, 1,815 boc choy green seedlings, and 28 rock melon seedlings. › Transplanted 2,531 boc choy green seedlings, 1,154 morakut seedlings, 78 cucumber seedlings, 300 tomato seedlings, 935 boc choy white seedlings, and 100 eggplant seedlings. › Germinated 512 morakut seeds and 1,910 green boc choy seeds. › Transplanted 91 cucumber seedlings, 80 tomato seedlings, 1,200 bitter mustard seedlings, 384 boc choy green seedlings, and 140 watermelon seedlings. › Had five metal tunnels installed by Vinod Patel. Haburas Habarak Hadomi › Set up trellising for tomato production. and Hatutuan (H4) 1 – › Training on integrated pest management, intercropping systems organic fertilizer, organic Loes pesticide, and crop rotation. › Constructed one mini-dam with a holding capacity of 15,000 litres per day

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Farmer Group Support Haburas Habarak Hadomi › Training on integrated pest management, intercropping systems organic fertilizer, organic and Hatutuan (H4) 2 – pesticide, and crop rotation. Loes › Constructed one mini-dam with a holding capacity of 15,000 litres per day. › Prepared seedbeds across 410m2 of land. › Planted 340 seedlings of cucumber, red onion, sweet corn, and watermelon. Haburas Habarak Hadomi › Training on integrated pest management, intercropping systems organic fertilizer, organic and Hatutuan (H4) 3 – pesticide, and crop rotation. Loes › Produced 500 kilograms of solid organic compost. › Introduced Em4 and training on replication process Haburas Habarak Hadomi › Training on integrated pest management, intercropping systems organic fertilizer, organic and Hatutuan (H4) 4 – pesticide, and crop rotation. Loes › Prepared seedbeds across 300m2 of land. › Planted 2,700 morajut seedlings, 74 eggplant seedlings, and 210 green boc choy seedlings. › Constructed one mini-dam with a holding capacity of 15,000 litres per day Haburas Habarak Hadomi › Transplanted 2 seedbeds of cucumber and installed trellising. and Hatutuan (H4) 5 – › Produced 1 ton of solid organic compost. Loes › Prepared 735m² of land for planting 1,374 chili seedlings and 82 watermelon seedlings. › Produced liquid organic fertilizer. › Introduced Em4 and training on replication process. › Constructed one mini man. › Prepared three seedbeds. › Pruned wild branches from 150m2 of watermelon and chili production. › Refresher training on liquid organic fertilizer. › Prepared three seedbeds for planted 297 morakut seedlings, 195 mustard seedlings, and 198 boc choy green seedlings.

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Activities Municipality Group Name Total Participants Size of Land Conducted 1 Day CCA/NRM-SALT Liquica Maubara 17 participants: 7 Set up 2 levels of terraces training and distributed 12 copies of Barcao women and 10 men measuring 3mx15. Bitersa Saves the Harvest Conducted 2 Days CCA/NRM-SALT Ainaro SLATA 25 participants: 6 Set up 10 levels of terraces Training women and 19 men measuring Distributed 12 copies of Bitersa Saves › 45mx3m =1 level the Harvest and Good Agriculture › 45mx2m=7 levels Practices › 45mx1.5m=2 levels Will plant sweet potatoes and red beans during the rainy season. Conducted 1 Day Aileu Kotomoruk 24 participants: 13 Set up 7 levels of terraces CCA/CSA/NRM/SALT Training and women, 11 men and 6 measuring 25m x 2m each. distributed 11 copies of Bitersa Saves youth Will plant sweet potatoes the Harvest and Good Agriculture and red beans during the Practices rainy season. Conducted 1 Day Liquica Serbisu 25 participants: 13 Set up 1 level of terracing CCA/CSA/NRM/SALT Training Hamutuk women and 12 men measuring 30m x 2.5m. Distributed 12 copies of Bitersa Saves Will plant maize during the the Harvest and Good Agriculture rainy season. Practices Conducted 1 Day Liquica Barcao 25 participants Will plant maize during the CCA/CSA/NRM/SALT Training rainy season. Distributed 12 copies of Bitersa Saves the Harvest and Good Agriculture Practices Conducted two days training on Ermera 20 participants: 10 Theory only Climate Change Adaptation, Climate women, 10 men and 2 Smart Agriculture and Natural youths Resource Management and SALT practicum

Trained strawberry farmers’ groups Ermera Mertutu 17 participants:7 Armando’s farm size: 17 m on terracing. They applied their Strawberry women and 10 men by 1.5 m with a land size of lessons on the new A frame at both 24 by 17 m Armando’s and Nicolau’s farms. Nicolau’s farm size: 10 m by 1.5 m. with a land size of 70 by 15 Conducted a field visit to BESAHE Dili BESAHE Group in Metinaro-Dili Municipality to directly monitor SALT activity.

The group is working on improving its knowledge on the management of and protect against soil erosion during raining season. Visited Carlos Martin’s farm and Liurai, Aileu Hadia Moris The nursery (tree seedlings) Agustino Nursery in Quinta Portugal. activity in Quinta Portugal is The goal was to monitor water ongoing. There are almost conservation (mini-dam), tree 3000 tree seedlings, seedling, and terracing.

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Activities Municipality Group Name Total Participants Size of Land including vanilla, rambutan and clove and acacia mangium. On Carlos’ farm, vanilla is bearing flowers, water conservation is adequate, and supplies will last until rainy season. The farm has a water profile tank and mineral bottles are placed near the vanilla trees, in case of unanticipated need. Visited a women’s group that is Seloi Kraik, Foin Kma’an 10 levels of terracing constructing terracing to plant sweet Aileu (2mx25m). potatoes during raining season. Companion planting of maccuna bean in an effort to reinforce the terracing was encouraged.

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