Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The government should strengthen food sovereignty, which means that all
people have the right to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food and to
food-producing resources and the ability to sustain themselves and their
societies with local seeds, indigenous knowledge, as well as diversifying local
crops, fruits, vegetables etc. to address food security and malnutrition.
Climate change means that energy should be saved on transport of food where
possible and food consumed close to where it is grown. The establishment of
local markets and banking facilities should avoid the need for so many farmers to
bring their crops to Dili to sell. The School feeding program should be a major
market for local fruit and vegetables in many sub-districts.
Radio and television should be used to inform consumers and sellers of prices
and availability of various foods in local markets in rural districts and in Dili.
Recommendations to UNTL
Reform the existing curriculum in the Faculty of Agriculture to make it more
appropriate to sustainable rural livelihoods.
Include the study of agricultural policy in other Faculties and Departments, not
just the Faculty of Agriculture.
Recommendations to Citizens
Farming families need to be encouraged to use more effective post-harvest
handling and storage practices to reduce losses.
Even small spaces around urban homes can be made productive and can make
use of vegetable waste through composting.