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  • Januario Marcal
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    East Timor Profile

    Background:
    The population in 1975, when the Portuguese left, was 680,000 - 97% Timorese (including mestizos), 2% Chinese, underEast Timor Profile

    Background:
    The population in 1975, when the Portuguese left, was 680,000 - 97% Timorese (including mestizos), 2% Chinese, under 1% Portuguese. (The population today is about 1.16 million people - 78% Timorese, 2% Chinese, 20% Indonesian.
    East Timor has a common boundary with West Timor, which is part of Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies.

    For centuries the East Timorese had been farmers, living in scattered hamlets and eating what they grew. Only a few coastal East Timorese were fishermen. Trading and shop keeping had for generations been in the hands of the Chinese.

    East Timor is extremely mountainous, so the majority of East Timorese had always lived in isolation, far from cities, foreign influences and - formal education, tied to their fields and animistic practices. In spite of centuries of Catholic missionary work by the Portuguese, in 1975 animists still numbered as much as 72 % of the population. The local Timorese kings still played an important part in their lives and allegiances, whilst interference from Portuguese administrators and military was almost non-existent. (Source: Timor Today)

    In 2016 Australia is forced to take part in conciliation at the Hague over a disputed maritime boundary in relation to an area that contains an estimated $40bn worth of oil and gas. Rich Australia has resisted negotiating a permanent border until 2056 at the earliest.

    People:
    Nationality: Timorese.
    Population: 1.2 million (in 2015)
    Religion: Catholic 96 %.
    Languages: Portuguese, Tetum (official); English, Bahasa Indonesia (working languages).
    Literacy: 41%.

    Natural resources: Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble.

    Agriculture products: Coffee, rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla.

    Industries: Printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth      More ...
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  • Januario Marcal
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    FOREWORD

    Recognizing the important role of the agricultural sector for the economy of Timor-Leste and the livelihood of its people, the VFOREWORD

    Recognizing the important role of the agricultural sector for the economy of Timor-Leste and the livelihood of its people, the V Constitutional Government Program will place high pri ority on developing a strong and vibrant agricultural sector. The Government’s strategy focuses on agricultural and rural development that supports small farmers and promotes improved markets in order to reduce poverty, ensure food and nutri tion security, and promote economic growth and employment in rural areas, and thus, across the nation. Since independence, the various governments of Timor-Leste has invested in agricultural infrastructure, machinery, irrigation support, provision of subsidized seeds, fertilizer, drugs, pesticides, nets, boats, and technical assistance in land preparation and rehabilitation of plantations, as well as enacted a number of poli cies and legislations.
    The IV Constitutional Government put in place various sys tems required for rural and agricultural transformation, and the V Constitutional Government Program will facilitate and accelerate this transformation process. As part of this process, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) is moving to wards the implementation of a results-based planning and budgeting system, as well as adopting an innovative-systems approach in the market value chain. The first step in this process is the development of a Long Term Strategic Plan. The success of accelerated agricultural transformation relies on: increasing overall agricultural production and productivity, creation and value-addition across the market chain, and effective linkages with other sectors of the economy. Value-addition and market linkages for primary products are vital for the creation of rural employment.
    This process need to be supported by an enabling environment consisting of effective legislation, institutions, policies and infrastructure as well as the necessary capacity within MAF to deliver essential services. During this development process, the quality of the nation’s natural resources should not be compromised.
    Therefore, this Strategic Plan for MAF (2014-2030) focuses on five mutually reinforcing strategic objectives:
    1. Sustainable increases in production and productivity of selected crops, livestock species, fisheries and forestry;
    2. Enhance and improve market access and market value addition;
    3. Improve the enabling environment (legislation, policies, institutions, and infra structure);
    4. Ensure MAF and related agencies are strengthened and appropriately configured and equipped to deliver this Strategic Plan and the Government’s Strategic Development Plan (SDP 2011-2030); and 5. Enhance sustainable resource conservation, management and utilization.
    Strategic Plan is MAF’s road map that will guide the development of the Medium Term Operational Plan and the next Five Year (2014-2018) Investment Plan. MAF’s ongoing activities will be reviewed in the light of this Strategic Plan and any future investment in agriculture will be made based on this Plan. Priority setting at the district level that focuses on key products in the districts will facilitate the efficient utilization of the MAF’s limited resources. An effective needs based monitoring and evaluation system will be implemented to assess performance and ensure accountability. An annual planning and priority setting mechanism will also be institutionalized within MAF. In implementing this plan, Government will pursue and support public private partnerships. Government has also committed to service provision for all agriculture sectors and to increasing public sector investment in agriculture. Although MAF is the Government ministry responsible for the development of the rural sector, widespread and sustainable development will not be realized without support from other sectors especially transport and roads, water and sanitation, energy, health, education, and agricultural finance. Therefore, MAF will work closely with other relevant ministries and establish the necessary multi sectoral inter-ministerial coordination and collaboration required to deliver this Strategic Plan. Government alone cannot accomplish this large task. MAF needs active participation and support from development partners, the private sector, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, farmers, and farmers’ organizations to implement this Strategic Plan. I am aware that all key stakeholders in Timor-Leste’s agricultural sector con tributed to the formulation of this Strategic Plan. I thank them all. Now it is up to MAF’s staff to accept responsibility to coordinate and implement this Strategic Plan and to demonstrate results based accountability on an annual basis to the people of Timor-Leste. On behalf of the Government of Timor-Leste, I pledge my full commitment and undivided attention to the implementation of this Strategic Plan.
    Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

    Mariano ASSANAMI Sabino
    2007-2015
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This Community of Practice is part of a collaboration between GFRAS and the “Enabling Farmers for Agricultural Transformation (EFAT)” Project. EFAT is implemented by Winrock International and funded globally by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Our online Community of Practice is a space to foster interaction, promote debates on agricultural extension, offer resources as well as events within members, along with many other actions.

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