Rural Development Programmes
Objective
The people in the programme’s area of focus have sustainably increased their agricultural production and improved their nutritional basis.
Results achieved so far
206 demonstration and model fields have been established and assessed throughout Timor-Leste for the maize campaign. Compared to traditionally farmed cornfields, the districts overseen by GIZ have succeeded in increasing yield by an average of 60 per cent, even reaching an increase of 300 per cent in some areas.
Farmer Field Days are hosted for the campaigns in each district and are attended by farmers, representatives of NGOs, Ministry employees and journalists. Working together, they compare the yield from traditionally farmed fields with that of the demonstration fields, which use improved farming techniques (Good Agricultural Practices - GAP), and then discuss the results and production processes.

