Project Term: ongoing since 1997 to 2015

Project Sites:

Municipality: Manatuto
Centre Administrative: Laclubar
Villages: Manelima, Batara
Centre Administrative: Laclo
Village: Uma Kaduak
Municipality: Aileu
Centre Administrative: Remexio
Villages: Tulateqeu, Faturasa, Fadabloko, Hautoho

Project Activities

+ Promotion of sustainable agriculture and sustainable livelihoods
+ Promotion of agrobiodiversity to ensure environmental and economic security on community and household level

Achievements and Impacts

+ Strengthening of our farmer group, due to increasing farmer capacities in leadership and farming techniques; particular attention has been given to the inclusion of women and youth
+ Establishment of community field gene bank in all villages involved in the project
+ Establishment of two community seed banks
+ Identified Champion Farmers in the village
+ Several hectares of farming land have been conserved through construction of terraces, controlled grazing, reduction of shifting cultivation, reduced burning activities and controlled cutting of forests as well as compost production and application
+ Improved soil quality
+ Increased diversity of crops at house hold and community level
+ Elimination of the hunger period
+ Income generation and diversification
+ Replication of our activities by the neighboring communities
+ Healthy, strong and united communities are equipped with the knowledge and resilience to combat the effects of a harsh environment and the impacts of climate change