𝐇𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐮 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐮-𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐡𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫-𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞
ha loron 17 Fevereiru 2026, FAO, iha kolaborasaun ho Ministériu Agrikultura, Pecuária, Peskas no Florestas (MALFF), organiza enkontru ho agrikultór sira no ema ne’ebé halo kriasaun animal iha Aldeia Uma Uain Craic, Postu Administrativu Viqueque, Munisípiu Viqueque. Atividade ida ne’e parte husi esforsu konjuntu atu reforça produsaun karau susu-ben iha Timor-Leste, hodi kontribui ba hadia seguransa ai-han, nutrisaun no moris komunidade sira nian.
Durante enkontru ne’e, atividade sira ne’ebé sei implementa progresivamente iha nivel komunidade apresenta ona ba partisipante sira. Uma Uain Craic hili nu’udar fatin inisiál tanba prontidaun komunidade nian, nia besik ho fatin demonstrasaun karau susu-ben MALFF nian, no experiénsia uma-kain sira iha hakiak karau.
Iha sesaun ne’e, grupo agrikultór tolu estabelese ona, no grupo rua seluk sei forma iha fase tuir mai. Membru komunidade sira hatudu partisipasaun ativa no fó komentáriu konstrutivu atu asegura implementasaun ne’ebé efetivu no sustentável.
Inisiativa ida ne’e marka pasu importante ida atu promove sub-sektor karau iha Timor-Leste, liu husi abordagem kolaborativa ne’ebé envolve instituisaun governu, parseiru dezenvolvimentu no komunidade lokal sira.
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𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫-𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞
On 17 February 2026, FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF), convened a meeting with farmers and livestock keepers in Uma Uain Craic Village, Viqueque Administrative Post, Viqueque Municipality. This activity forms part of a broader joint effort to strengthen dairy buffalo milk production in Timor-Leste, contributing to improved food security, nutrition, and community livelihoods.
The meeting introduced the planned activities, which will be implemented gradually at the community level. Uma Uain Craic was selected as one of the initial sites based on community readiness, its proximity to the Ministry’s dairy buffalo demonstration farm, and the existing experience of households in buffalo rearing.
During the session, three farmer groups were established, with two additional groups to be formed in the next phase. Community members demonstrated strong engagement and provided constructive feedback to help ensure effective and sustainable implementation.
This initiative represents an important step toward advancing the dairy buffalo subsector across Timor-Leste, through a collaborative approach that brings together government institutions, development partners, and local communities.
