Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Food and Nutrition Security
Situation Assessment Report
June 2011
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report has been drafted at the request of His Excellency the Prime Minister upon the
creation of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force for Food and Nutrition Security in an extraordinary
meeting of the Council of Ministers (Conselhu Adminstrativo) on April 12th 2011 (See minutes
annex 1). The Task Force is created in accordance with the Comoro Declaration to tackle food
and nutrition insecurity, signed by the ministries represented and the development partner
community on World Food Day October 16, 2010. The report coincides with the launch of the
Inter-ministerial Food Security Information and Early Warning System which will roll out in the
month of June 2011.
The Food Security Information and Early Warning System (FSIEWS) has been designed to
capture current inter-ministerial, multi-sectoral data relevant to food security and nutrition in
Timor-Leste. The FSIEWS is a major element of the 2011 National Priority 2 for Rural
Development and its progress will be monitored regularly through the National Priority
Secretariat and the technical working group of the Millennium Development Goals under the
Ministry of Finance. The Task Force is chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The Task Force aims to address the particular challenges faced by Timorese households who live
in a yearly cycle of chronic food insecurity, as well as those households experiencing transient
food insecurity, a situation where a household which would normally be food secure is no longer
able to cope due to extreme conditions. During this year of unprecedented rains that have
hampered production and challenged government response, the numbers of transient food
insecure households is rising. Many communities are severely challenged with food insecurity at
the moment.
The Task Force has put forward recommendations for: Urgent Response noted as requiring
immediate action within the coming 3 months; and Short-Term Response noted as requiring
action within the next 3 to 6 months. Following the recommendations is supporting data
submitted by official reporters from each of the ministries contributing to the report. Notable
amongst the finding of the Task Force are that there is an 80% reduction in maize availability for
2011 which strain all other food reserves such as rice, cassava, sweet potatoes and imported
stocks.
This first report of the Task Force will require review by all stakeholders to improve the process
of data reporting, compilation and analysis. Feedback and recommendations are sought to
improve the work of the Task Force.
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METHODOLOGY OF INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
The methodology for the data collection of the Food and Nutrition Security Task Force is based
on the knowledge that each ministry has existing systems of data collection. There is no need to
install further systems which burden data collectors and reporters, interrupting ongoing work of
the ministries and their departments. This document aims to compile the various existing data in
one document to grasp the larger view of food security in Timor-Leste during the current month.
Through regular reporting to the Task Force, it foreseen that individual data systems within
ministries will also improve with time.
The indicators contained in the Food Security Information and Early Warning System have been
identified and agreed by each ministry’s technical representatives themselves. The indicators are
flexible and may change with the increasing sophistication of individual data systems within
ministries. Data reporting for each of the ministries is conducted by a designated reporter
officially cleared by the ministry. A list of the data reporters is contained in annex 2.
Task Force meetings are currently scheduled quarterly for 2011, however may increase or
decrease as needed. Formats for data collection have been suggested however the final
presentation of the data remains at the discretion of the ministries. In the future the Task Force
representatives will streamline the process and the reporting formats to facilitate and hasten the
process of reporting, leaving more time for joint analysis during quarterly meetings.
The Food Security Unit of MAF will oversee and facilitate the quarterly meetings of the Task
Force; providing coordination and documentation of the process and the output of the Task Force.
Joint analysis of the data by various sectoral experts will lead to a more comprehensive address
to pressing issues within each reporting month. Upon finalization of the document each quarter,
the draft will be presented by Mr. Gil Rangel to the Minister of Agriculture who will clear the
document for presentation to the Council of Ministers.
During quarterly meetings the Task Force technical reporters will review the data and cross
references for Actionable Recommendations to the Council of Ministers in two areas:
a.
Urgent Response Recommendations:
b.
Short-Term Response Recommendations:
The Task Force members look forward to the feedback of the Council of Ministers in order to
improve this process in order to improve the methodology, the quality of the information, and the
content of the recommendations provided.
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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 2
METHODOLOGY OF INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS .............................. 3
MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE DATA ANALYSIS ....................................................................... 6
URGENT RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 7
SHORT-TERM RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................ 8
NATIONAL FOOD BALANCE SHEET - 2011 FORECAST .................................................... 10
SUPPORTING DATA SUBMITTED BY MINISTRY ............................................................... 11
Ministry of Finance (MoF) – Consumer Price Index and Food Price Index ............................ 11
Ministry of Finance - Customs Agency Report on Food Importation ...................................... 12
Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MTCI) - Food Security Unit .......................... 13
MTCI Rice Distribution Resumed ............................................................................................ 13
MTCI Local Purchase Department ........................................................................................... 14
Ministry of Education (MoE) - Food Requirement................................................................... 17
Ministry of Health (MoH) – Nutrition Security ........................................................................ 18
Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) – National Disaster Management.................................... 22
MSS National Department of Social Assistance ....................................................................... 24
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) ALGIS – Precipitation Trends ......................... 25
MAF Agri-Business Market Price Monitoring ......................................................................... 26
Ministry of Agriculture – Crop Production Figures .................................................................. 27
MAF – A year of significantly limited maize production ......................................................... 29
Infrastructure Challenges– Road Network Conditions ............................................................. 30
Annex 1: Minutes of Task Force Establishment Meeting ......................................................... 32
Annex 2: Terms of Reference ................................................................................................... 36
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Annex 3: Designated Reporters by Ministry and Department .................................................. 39
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MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE DATA ANALYSIS
1. Food inflation impacts heavily on Timorese households: the Food Price Index rose 13.7%
in the year August 2010 – August 2011.
2. MAF estimates that the 2011 first crop maize harvest is approximately 27,137 mt, which
is 80% less than the 129,323 mt first crop harvest figure of 2010 due extreme weather
conditions.
3. Total availability of rice for 2011, estimated from rice on the market, in government
warehouses and contracted for import shows a surplus of 34,432 mt.
4. Total availability of maize for 2011, estimated from maize on the market, in the
government stores and contracted for import shows a deficit of 73,830 mt. for 2011.
5. Government is reliant on private sector partnerships to make up the national requirement
for maize and maintain affordable prices.
6. The current government reserves would not be sufficient to cover national needs in the
event of a significant emergency. The maintenance of a strategic grain reserve would be
prudent.
7. MTCI and MSS intervention in the rice market is alleviating food deficits in the country
and is vital for increasing food availability, however the system requires more
coordinated targeting and a broader reach to remote communities.
8. Prices for MTCI rice at the sub-district and suco level are significantly higher than rice
prices at the district level due to transportation costs transfers to consumers. Food
insecure communities pay more for rice.
9. Moderate and severe malnutrition levels are very high and require a highly coordinated
and focused intervention in supplemental foods, nutritional knowledge and behavior
change; particularly in critical districts.
10. Oecusse is uniquely vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity due to its reliance on ferry
services and infrastructure maintenance challenges; the district requires a customized
strategy for assurance of food availability and access.
11. Limitations of existing data collection and management systems
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URGENT RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS
Issue
1.
Food availability is
decreasing in all districts
throughout the country
Task Force Recommendation
1. MTCI must review planned interventions in the rice market and increase
availability based on MAF projected shortage of first crop maize. The current
amount of distribution should be raised from 50 mt per identified vulnerable district
to 100 mt.
2. MAF must provide appropriate agricultural implements (seed for both staples
and fast growing food such as sweet potatoes and vegetables) to the 77 identified
sucos.
2.
Deficit of maize
will lead to overreliance
on rice stocks
Estimated deficit of maize 73,830 mt. Alternative foods such as tubers, pasta and
potatoes will cover a percentage of this deficit, however Government and private
sector partners will need to ensure that this deficit is planned for with the ordering
of an additional 60,000 mt of rice.
1. Immediate provision of seeds (150mt maize, 400 mt rice) to lowland
productive areas
2. Immediate provision of agricultural tools (15,000 pcs for 3,000 hhs) and inputs
for farmers in upland areas
Immediate purchase of 2011-2012 first crop seeds for maize (400 mt) and rice (500
mt). This quantity is required in addition to the 100 mt of each available from Seeds
of Life.
A Strategic Grain Reserve of 19,000 metric tonnes should be strictly maintained to
provide 7.5kg of food per month for 30% of the population for a period of 3 months
in case of a significant disaster (order and delivery time of food purchases is a
minimum of 3 mths).
MTCI and MOE should arrange the immediate purchase of beans (415 mt), oil (208
mt) and salt (43 mt) for the coming school season. Local beans are not available as
they have been absorbed by the local market.
3.
Second crop 2011
maize and rice
preparation
4.
Preparation of
2011-2012 first crop
planting
5.
Strategic Grain
Reserve
6.
School Meals
Commodities are
urgently needed
7.
Several key bridges
are impassable disrupting
all public services and
access to food and
markets
Immediate repair, sustainable reinforcement and opening of these important
transportation routes. The following bridges have been noted as most crucial to the
provision of services and access to food: Viqueque to Laclura, Kaisera, Aiasa,
Loes, Orema to Hatolia, Numbey and Kampung Passir Ossu.
8.
MSS Fleet is in
disrepair and has
insufficient resources to
deliver required food
stocks
9.
Numbers for
underweight children
under five are very high
in 6 districts; Ermera,
Oecusee, Aileu, Ainaro,
Bobonaro, and Covalima.
Urgent funding needs to be allocated for fleet management in order to move the
8,000 mt existing stocks of rice to 65 sub-districts before they expire.
The Nutrition Department and the SISCa program need financing to place more
human resources to assist with extension in these districts and the volunteers should
be offered food incentives to be more effective. The total costs of the intervention
in these six districts over a five year period are $65,000.
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10. National Food
Commodity Tracking
System
MTCI should prioritize the rapid design and implementation of this system in order
to track all food commodities in the ministry to facilitate data dissemination to the
Task Force. This system will costs 38,000 and is needed urgently.
11. MSS Cash for
Work (CFW) and Food
For
Work
(FFW)
Program
Development
and Implementation
A technical committee for the identification of highly food insecure areas which
have potential for CFW or FFW activities should be led by MSS with MAF, MOI,
MED. 5,000 mt of rice is available or this type of work. This program could both
create productive social assets and provide highly needed income generation
opportunities to rural communities.
12. Coordination of
MAF Food Security and
MSS Disaster Support to
District Authorities
District Authorities feel that the MAF District Food Security Committees and the
MSS District Disaster Management Committees must be integrated as they have
overlapping roles and human resources are limited to conduct separate committees.
MAF Food Security and MSS NDMD need to provide official written guidance to
District Administrators as to the integration of these two committees.
SHORT-TERM RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS
13. Diversification of
School Meals Program
Food Content
14. Impact of School
Meals on Environment –
Firewood Collection
15. Introduction
of
Micro-Nutrient Powder
1.
MTCI Local Purchase Program must be more aligned to feed into the
requirements of the MoE programme.
2. School garden program expansion should be promoted and funded through
government to increase nutritional content. NGOs and partners should be
encouraged to support this program.
The School Meals Program relies on firewood for cooking the meals. Biogas stove
installation should be promoted. General cooking training should be given to the
school cooks in both nutrition and the use of gas stoves so that a transition away
from firewood can begin.
Micro-nutrient Powder (Sprinkles, MNP) for children 6-24 months to address
urgent need to support mental development. MOH will develop a monitoring
system and an indicator for capturing nutritional status of children under 2 which
will require capacity building and funding.
16. System of quality
standards developed and
linked to purchase price
of MTCI
A quality grading scale with corresponding purchase prices needs to be developed
to incentivize quality, higher value production. Currently MTCI buys all qualities
of product at one price.
17. National
Food
Quality
Control
Laboratory required by
several ministries
Timor-Leste requires testing capacity, and a laboratory to test the products entering
the country and produced in country. The laboratory is required urgently by MTCI,
MOH, MAF and the Port Authority and Customs. A government decree law should
be drafted for the creation of this laboratory so that the risk of contaminated and
expired foods in the country is decreased. The total costs of establishing this
laboratory is estimated at $1.5 million.
18. Coordinated
procedures for the timely
The National Directorate of Administration and Finance of MTCI (DNAF) and the
MoF must improve coordination in order to transfer items purchased from the MoF
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transfer of stocks
to the Local Products Section of MTCI through DNAF during the first quarter of
the fiscal year.
19. Improved
warehouse management
to control loss and waste
in
all
government
warehouses
20. Weather tracking
capacity
limited
by
available software
All relevant ministries must build the capacity of staff working in government
warehouses regarding proper warehouse management for government priority
products.
ALGIS and the Agro-Meteorology Department cannot process existing data from
its weather stations in order to produce monthly bulletins. The software packages
WARM and ERDAS-ERMAPPER IMAGINE are required to conduct useful analysis
of weather data. The cost of procuring these two programs is $25,000.
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NATIONAL FOOD BALANCE SHEET - 2011 FORECAST
The following table was created based on calculations of national yearly maize and rice
requirements1 when compared to stocks already entering the market in 2011, existing stocks in
government warehouses and quantities purchased by government contract with estimated arrival
in 2011.
Staple
Government
stock in stores
(as of June)
Entered
the
market
in 20112
Contracted
for arrival
Forecasted
Production
Total
year
supply
Demand/Consumption
Balance
Rice
19,960
26,412
17,000
67,000
130,372
95,940
+34,432
Maize
769
174
0
37,138
38,081
111,911
-73,830
1
2

A total of 26,412 mt of rice has been placed on the market between the private sector
(25,892) and MTCI (520 mt) in the first half of 2011, which is more than half of the
national requirement of rice for the first half of the year (six month requirement is 47,970
mt).

Yearly consumption of rice is estimated at 95,940 mt based on 90kg per capita per year.
MTCI has 19,960 mt of rice in stock and rice production for the year is forecasted at
67,000 mt. plus the 26,412 entering the market in the first half of the year, in addition to
the 17,000 mt contracted for import which comprises a total of 130,372 mt available
nationally for 2011. This results in an approximate surplus of 34.432 mt.

Maize consumption is 105 kg per capita per year making a national requirement of maize
for 111,991 mt per year. First crop maize production is estimated at 27,137.53 mt. MAF
is targeting a total of 10,000 mt for second crop production in 2011. The deficit for the
entire year of maize requirements is 73,830 mt. This deficit must be compensated by
alternative staple foods, of which rice is expected to be the greatest substitute of maize.
Based on a percapita consumptoin per year of 90kg for rice, 105 kg maize and population 1,066,582.
Including government and private sector since January 2011
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SUPPORTING DATA SUBMITTED BY MINISTRY
Ministry of Finance (MoF) – Consumer Price Index and Food Price Index
Figure: CPI and FPI 2009 - 2011 Trend
190.0
180.0
170.0
160.0
150.0
140.0
130.0
jan
feb
mar
april
may
jun
jul
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
jan
feb
mar
april
may
jun
jul
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
jan
feb
mar
april
may
jun
jul
aug
sept
oct
nov
dec
jan
feb
120.0
2008
2009
CPI
2010
2011
FPI
Figure: Department of Statistics April 2011 Report
Analysis:
1) Very high inflation challenges Timorese households’ purchasing power
2) The CPI for all groups has increased 13.17% from April 2010 – April 2011
3) The FPI rose 15.0% from April 2010 – April 2011
4) The FPI decreased -0.1% from March 2011 – February 2011
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Ministry of Finance - Customs Agency Report on Food Importation
Import Table January to June 2011
Item
Mt imported during since January 01 – June 13, 2011
(Mt)
Rice
25,892
Maize (excl. seed)
240
Peanuts (shelled ground nuts)
122
Soya beans
722
Mixed Vegetables, fresh or chilled, nes
299
Uncooked noodles (mie)
2,494
Rice flour
28
Maize (corn) Flour
174
Fresh fruit
420
Chicken (Frozen whole chickens)
1,825
Beef (Fresh or Chilled bovine carcasses and half
carcasses)
2,667
Source: ASYCUDA Ministry of Finance Customs Headquarters June 13
Analysis:




A total of 26,412 mt of rice has been placed on the market between the private sector
(25,892) and MTCI (520 mt) in the first half of 2011, which is more than half of the
national requirement of rice for the first half of the year (six month requirement is 47,970
mt).
Imported meat is a crucial protein source which should be closely tracked.
Imported noodles are a growing food source for the country.
Data for imported wheat flour and potatoes should be examined in future reports.
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Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MTCI) - Food Security Unit
Table: National Food Availability
Stock Item
Government MTCI rice stock
(as of June 2011)
Approximate
Tonnage in
stock
19,960 MT
Location
Remarks
MTCI
warehouse in
Tibar
MSS
warehouses in
Dili
MoE
warehouse in
Dili
This includes 5,000 MT
donation from Chinese
Government
Tonnage
ETA
Remarks
17,000 MT
October 2011
Will be purchased from
Vietnam under 2011 budget
Government MSS rice stock
9,000 MT
Government MoE rice stock
4,330 MT
Sub Total Government Rice
in Stock
Expected Rice shipment
arrival with ETA
MTCI
33,290 MT
Donation
Sub Total Rice Pending
th
*Updated June 15 2011
17,000MT
Analysis:
-The final shipment of the 30,000 mt rice shipment from the 2010 Vietnam purchase arrived on
the 28th of April, 2011.
- Beyond the 17,000 mt mentioned in the table above, no further contracts for the importation of
rice have been guaranteed for 2011.
MTCI Rice Distribution Resumed



MTCI subsidized rice market program was terminated on December 2, 2010.Government
will only intervene in the rice market if the rice price (particularly commercial rice) goes up
to US$30.00/30kg bag or $1 per kg
Due to the rapid price increases in Oecusse caused by the Berlin-Nakroma ferry maintenance
in February 2011, MTCI decided to intervene in the Oecusse rice market, by the provision of
MTCI rice to market. 82.4mt was delivered to Oecusse on February 4, 2011
850mt of MTCI rice were distributed to intervene in the rice market in 8 districts as the rice
price had reached US$30/30kg3. MTCI deliver the rice to the sub-districts and villages
identified by MSS and sell it from the trucks for US$16 for 25KG.
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MTCI Rice Distribution Plan
First Phase - Market intervention by MTCI (deliveries in MT) from February until May of
2011:
1)
Oecussi
150mt
2)
Manufahi
50mt
3)
Covalima
50mt
4)
Ainaro
50mt
5)
Viqueque
50mt
6)
Lospalos
50mt
7)
Ermera
50mt
8)
Aileu
50mt
9)
Baucau
20mt
Second Phase – Started on June 6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
Oecussi
Manufahi
Covalima
Ainaro
Viqueque
Lospalos
Ermera
Aileu
Baucau
150mt
50mt
50mt
50mt
50mt
50mt
50mt
50mt
20mt
MTCI Local Purchase Department
I. Período Janeiro 2011 – Junho 2011 :
Quantidade Produto Local iha Armazém MTCI
N0.
Produto
1
Fos Local
2
Hare Kulit
1,251.569 Ton (2010)
3
Batar
960.605 Ton (2010)
Forekeli
20.960 Ton (2010)
Foremungo
Koto
Forerai
Mina Nu
124,949 Lt (2009)
Marmelada
4
5
6
7
8
9
Quantidade (Ton/Lt)
Observação
940 Sac @ 25 Kg = 23.5
Ton (MoE nian) + 53
Ton
1,057.569 Ton
Dulas ona ba Fos 194 Ton
entrega tiha ona ba merenda
eskolar
768.605 Ton
Comunidade sosa ona 192
Ton ho preço US$0.20/Kg
8.210 Ton
Comunidade sosa ona 12.750
Ton ho preço US$0.50/Kg
0
0
0
124,949 Lt
0
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Konaba actividade de compra de Produto Local maka hanesan :

Estabelece tiha ona Preço de Compra de Produto Local ba tinan 2011 liu husi Despacho
Ministro do MTCI (Despacho Nº 09/GMTCI/V/2011).
 Sei halao hela registo no contrato ba iha Empresários Local nebe sei recolha produtos
husi comunidade/agricultores sira e ikus mai sei lori mai iha Armazém Governo iha Dili.
 Actividade de compra de Produto Local sei hahu iha fulan Julho de 2011 to’o Dezembro
de 2011. (Transferência de verba ba Compra de Produto Local husi Ministério de
Finanças mai iha Secção de Produto Local do MTCI liu husi DNAF-MTCI foin maka
realiza iha dia 08 de Junho de 2011 nomos actualmente agricultores sira sei halao hela
colheita ba Hare).
Targeto de Compra de Produto Local ba tinan 2011 maka hanesan :
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Produtos Alimentares Locais
Neli/Hare Kulit Normal
Milho/Batar
Soja/Forekeli
Foremungu
Feijão/Koto
Amendoin/Forerai
Tumerico/Açafrão Amarelo/Kinur
Açafrão/Ai Lia
Artesanato
Targeto (Ton)
2.400
500
20
20
5
20
5
5
Dependendo oferta Mercado
Tabela de Preços de Produtos Local ba tinan 2011 : (Despacho Nº 09/GMTCI/V/2011)
Nº
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Produtos Alimentares Locais
8
9
Neli/Hare Kulit Normal
Milho/Batar
Soja/Forekeli
Foremungu
Feijão/Koto
Amendoin/Forerai
Tumerico/Açafrão
Amarelo/Kinur
Açafrão/Ai Lia
Artesanato
10
Compras Eventuais
Preço Agricultor
( USD ) por quilo/por litro
0.45
0.40
0.70
0.85
3.25
2.00
0.08
Preço Armazém
(Estado)
( USD ) por quilo/por
litro
0.70
0.65
0.90
1.25
3.50
2.25
0.10
2.00
Compras necessárias em
preparativos para expor nas
feiras nacionais e
internacionais
Outros produtos não listados
de carácter emergente,
2.25
Preço dependente das
propostas aprovadas
pelo Ministro ou oficial
autorizado
Preço dependente das
propostas aprovadas
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suporte prol “valor
acrescentado” e mobilização
dos produtos dentro do país
criando o comércio interregional
pelo Ministro ou oficial
autorizado
Recomendações :


Husu ba Direcção Nacional de Administração e Finanças (DNAF)-MTCI no Ministério
das Finanças atu halo coordenação didiak para que transferência de verba ba Compra de
Produto husi Ministério de Finanças mai iha Secção de Produto Local do MTCI liu husi
DNAF-MTCI bele realiza iha primeiro trimestre do Ano Fiscal.
Husu ba iha Governo (Ministério relevante) atu bele halo capacitação ba iha pessoal nebe
serviço iha Armazém Governo nian konaba gestão de armazenamento ba produtos hirak
nebe durante ne’e Governo prioritiza atu sosa.
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Ministry of Education (MoE) - Food Requirement
Figure 3: Food Delivery and Requirement
Item
In stock
Data from the Education
Monitoring Information
System (EMIS)
Nesesidades Urgente atu
uza entre Sept – November
(sufficiente para 72 loron –
3 month supply)
Government MoE rice
stock (MoE has a total rice
requirement of 4,776mt
for 2011)
Koto
MTCI has delivered 4,269 mt
Fahe 2897mt (fev 12
distros)
Armajen 1,372 mt Med
(segunda fase distribuisan) ba
primero trimester 2011
Arnajen MTCI 507 Mt
0
415 mt
Masin
0
43 mt
Mina
0
208 mt
Analysis:
Beneficiaries: First and second cycle students now number 288,151 in 2011. An additional
33,101 students in the third cycle have been added to the program for 2011.
The Challenge of Delivery
The program continues to be negatively affected by increasingly deteriorated roads as the rains
continue throughout the country. The situation is likely to worsen as delivery contractors are
unwilling and unable to deliver stocks to the Food Delivery Points (FDPs).
Linking local purchase to School Meals Programme (Merenda Eskolar)
It will become more important that the MoE find alternatives to mass distribution of existing
commodities. Local purchase and commodity substitution could alleviate the delivery problem
and will need to be considered.
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Ministry of Health (MoH) – Nutrition Security
Table: Nutrition indicators
DHS 200910
WHO
Benchmark
MoH
Targets
Children under 5 years old
Stunted (< -2SD) – chronic undernutrition
58%
≥40%
(very high)
46% until
Underweight (< -2SD)
45%
≥30%
(very high)
40% until
Wasted (< -2SD) – acute undernutrition
19%
≥15%
(very high)
12% until
7%
―
Children perceived by their mothers as small or
very small at birth
≈15%
―
Exclusive breastfeeding
52%
Severely wasted (< -3SD)
Mean = 4mo
Longest exclusive breastfeeding period - Aileu
Mean = 5.5mo
Shortest exclusive breastfeeding period - Díli
Mean = 1.6mo
Anemic
% Consumed iron rich foods in previous 24h
38%
Recommendation: 6
months (mo)
40%
(major public
health problem)
51%
―
79%
―
35%
―
Thin women 15-49y (BMI<18.5) – high risk group
27%
―
Thin adolescent girls (BMI<18.5) – high risk group
33%
―
Anemic
21%
6months)
% Consumed vitamin A rich foods in previous
24h (6-35months age)
% received deworming medication (last 6months)
2015
2015
―
% Received vitamin A supplementation (last
2015
70% until
52%
(6-35months age)
2015
32% until
2015
80%
coverage
80%
coverage
Women
Adolescent
22%
Pregnant
28%
Lactating
25%
% Received Iron supplementation during
pregnancy
37% (out of 61%)
 received and took for 90 days
16% (out of 61%)
(recommendation)
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2015
18% until
2015
―
80%
61%
 received but did not take any
23% until
coverage
―
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According to HMIS, the data collected monthly by the health services, 36% of the children
under 5 weighed during the first quarter of 2011 (graphic 1) were underweight, meaning that
their weight was very low for their age. 12,6% of the children were severely underweight.
The value of underweight is still high and justified by many factors:

Poor community awareness regarding undernutrition and poor understanding of the
importance of nutrition to the future.

High prevalence of diseases like Diarrhea, ISPA (respiratory infections), Malaria,
Dengue;

Hygiene conditions: untreated water consumption and poor sanitation structures and
practices;

Poor infant and young children feeding practices (IYCF);

Insufficient utilization of local foods.

Limited availability and access to different foods to increase variety.

Traditions’ influence in the attitudes and practices towards health and nutrition.
Graphic: Nutritional status (underweight) of children under 5 measured by health services during Quarter 1 – 2011.
Source: HMIS.
This data does not represent the situation in the country, as it only reflects the children that
attended the health services (Community Health Centers and SISCa) during one month (graphic
2). The percentage of children measured by the health services is very low, being higher in
Manatuto (54,7%) and lower in Díli (9.1%). In Díli, although there are many public and private
health services, families and women have less time to spend with their children and to take them
routinely to the health center. In many cases, children only attend health facilities when they are
sick, and in this situation, they are taken to the national Hospital (where growth monitoring is not
conducted).
However, it is a good sign that the level of undernutrition in Timor-Leste is of great concern.
Assuming that these children’s caregivers are more aware and conscientious of health related
issues and use health services more often, the children’s nutritional status should be better when
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compared with the ones that don’t attend these services. Following this thought, and considering
that only 22% of the national target children are being measured (graphic 2), it would be
expected that the percentage of underweighted children under 5 would be greater if all children
could be reached. This is supported by 2009-10 DHS that indicates a national prevalence of
underweight of 45%.
Graphic: Average of percentage of target children weighted every month by Health Services (Q1 - 2011). Source:
HMIS.
If we look closer to the district distribution of underweight (graphic 3), we realize that Covalima,
Oecussi and Bobonaro are the districts with higher percentage of children underweighted. The
access to these districts during the rainy season is many times limited and the isolation will likely
lead to food insecurity and latter to undernutrition. Oecussi have also a very high percentage of
children under 5 with severe underweight (26.5%, higher than moderate). With the same
justification, Díli is the district with less percentage of children suffering from underweight (it is
important to remind that only 9% of the children were measured in this district).
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Graphic: District distribution of moderate and severe underweight in children under 5 (Q1 - 2011). Source: HMIS.
Since the first quarter of 2010, some improvements on the nutritional status of the under-5
children can be already shown (graphic 4). Many nutrition programs have been operating
countrywide, more awareness have been created regarding food and nutrition, other pilot projects
are being implemented and tested with the support of other ministries and organizations. All of
these contributed to this small improvement, but still many more needs to be done.
Graphic: Nutritional status (underweight) of children under 5. Comparison between Q1 - 2010 and Q1 - 2011
(NCHS/CDC/WHO Standards). Source: HMIS.
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Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) – National Disaster Management
National Disaster Management Directorate
Timor-Leste is highly vulnerable to multiple natural disasters as well as the negative impacts of
climate change. A proactive approach and investments in disaster prevention, mitigation,
preparedness and response would not only have benefits in reducing disaster risks but could also
contribute in reducing food insecurity.
In the past decade (2001-2011), Timor-Leste has experienced frequent droughts, floods and
strong winds, which are nationally the most pertinent hazards to food security. The map below
shows evidence of areas in Timor-Leste that have been affected by multiple hazards.
Figure 1: Disaster Affected Areas in Timor-Leste 2001-2011
Source: NDOC NDMD
DesInventar
From January to June 2011, Timor-Leste has already experienced 91 small to medium scale
disaster events in several districts and sub-districts, namely Dili, Baucau, Ermera, Lautem,
Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi, Oecusse and Viqueque. There is a strong possibility that many
sucos in these districts are affected by the negative impacts of these events which could result in
low cultivation of agricultural products.
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Figure 2: Disaster Frequency in the Past Decade
In 2007, the IV Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste formulated the National Disaster
Risk Management Policy to guide in the identification of government’s development priorities,
objectives and strategies in disaster risk management. To implement this, the NDMD have
developed contingency plans for floods and droughts and NDMD has established necessary
infrastructure like warehouses for food and non-food items for disaster relief materials, to ensure
effective implementation of emergency response. All these efforts are fundamental to reduce
food insecurity.
Recommendations for short term and medium term:
1. As there are many hazards, namely floods, droughts, strong winds and pest epidemics
which directly impact agriculture sector in Timor-Leste, we urge all sectoral ministries,
particularly the Ministry of Agriculture to share their collected data and to coordinate
with NDMD when conducting data collection and assessment. NDMD does not collect
sectoral data and must rely on the relevant sectors to share their data/information for the
purpose of disaster impact analysis.
2. There is an urgent need to conduct regular joint assessments between food security staff
and disaster management staff at the district level.
3. Facilitate discussion about the possible integration of the food security and disaster
management committees at the district level to avoid confusion in the field.
4. Assess gaps of areas which are not affected by disasters but have less cultivation rate.
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MSS National Department of Social Assistance
DISTRIBUSAUN AI-HAN GERAL 2011 IHA SUB-DISTRITU 65
KUANTIDADE FULAN/TONNES
JANEIRU
2,397
FEVEREIRU
6,307
MARSU
10,207
ABRIL
9,433
MAIU
5,342
JUNIO
Iha Prosesu
GRUPU ALVES
Distribusaun temporario / wain hira
presiza asistensia:

Idozos

Aleigiadu

Familia Mukit

Feto faluk

Mora Croniku

Moras Mental

Vitima Desastres
IDENTIFIKASAUN / KOLEKSAUN DADUS






DNAS baze de dadus
DNRS (Faluk, orfaun, familia mukit)
DNAS (aleigadu, idozos)
DNGD (vitima desastres)
Institusaun relijaun
Autoridade lokal ho animadores social
MSS
Distribusaun regular fulan-fulan:

Oan kiak iha Institusaun
Challenges:
1. Efforts to minimize dependency; DNAS transition from flexible-distribution to sustainable
food assistance with medium/long-term solutions.
2. Regular inter-ministerial communications/collaboration with food-security partners.
3. Targeting/identification of various categories beneficiaries for accurate and effective works.
4. Lack of resources required to function effectively in 13 districts (i.e. vehicle maintenance,
lack of fuel)
Proposal to COM:
MSS Cash for Work (CFW) and Food For Work (FFW) Program Development and
Implementation - MSS has logistical and distribution capacity to carry-out Food For
Work/Cash For Work activities when beneficiaries are identified by specialized partners.
This can be done in response to targeting of communities through information exchanges
within the Task Force to identify food insecure areas. MAF, SEFOPE and MSS should work
together to identify suitable projects for CFW or FFW which can be co-implemented
between ministries. MSS should arrange an orientation of the idea which should be
supported by all ministries.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) ALGIS – Precipitation Trends
Analysis:
This year’s total annual rainfall compared to the long and short term total annual averages. It can
be seen that the regular wet season (November to May) was similar to normal levels but where
rainfall normally drops off in April through to September, the 2010 data actually shows an
increase throughout the dry season with significant peaks in rainfall during April, July and Sep.
Essentially, the rainy season lasted throughout the year and there was no real dry season
throughout the country.
The unusually high rainfall of the past year has led to serious challenges in crop production and
an increase in incidents of disasters.
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MAF Agri-Business Market Price Monitoring
Table: Cereal Prices by District
Analysis:

Oecusse experiences much higher prices than other districts; maize $ .75 per kg and rice
$1.50k per kg.

MTCI subsidized rice may be reducing prices at the district market level, however only
for a short time as quantities are limited and sold quickly.

Market price data for all districts is inadequate and received too late for timely analysis;
systems of market analysis between ministries (MAF, MTCI, MoF) must be coordinated
and improved.
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Ministry of Agriculture – Crop Production Figures
Table: First Crop Maize Estimates based on Crop Cutting Survey 2011
Balansu Nacional Produsaun Batar ho Konsumo (Surplus/Deficit) tinan 2011 iha Epoka I
Maize Balance Sheet (Surplus/Deficit) by Districts, 2011 at 1st Crop Season
Aloka ba 25% ba
Total Batar
Req. Batar
Fini 30 animal,
Total Pop
Musan mos
+105kg/kap/
kg/ha lakon, nst
2010
(ton)
ano
(ton)
(ton)
674.40
18.57
168.6
487.2
45,512
4,778.76
572.50
36.87
143.1
392.5
59,382
6,235.11
1,768.50
56.76
442.1
1269.6
111,484 11,705.82
1,575.09 141.65
393.8
1039.7
89,787
9,427.64
2,335.50
46.71
583.9
1704.9
60,063
6,306.62
475.00
5.70
118.8
350.6
234,331 24,604.76
1,256.40
31.41
314.1
910.9
114,635 12,036.68
4,272.50
51.27
1068.1
3153.1
60,218
6,322.89
5,589.54
62.11
1397.4
4130.0
63,329
6,649.55
543.20
13.31
135.8
394.1
43,246
4,540.83
3,091.20
45.30
772.8
2273.1
48,894
5,133.87
2,935.50
58.71
733.9
2142.9
65,524
6,880.02
2,048.20
34.41
512.1
1501.7
70,177
7,368.59
27,137.53 602.77
6,784.38 19,750.38 1,066,582 111,991.11
Total
Area
Area
Pdtvdd,
No. Distrito
produsaun
Cultivo Ha Colheita Ha ton/ha
(ton)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Aileu
Ainaro
Baucau
Bobonaro
Covalima
Dili
Ermera
Lautem
Liquica
Manatuto
Manufahi
Oecusse
Viqueque
Total
619.00
1,229.00
1,892.00
4,721.65
1,557.00
190.00
1,047.00
1,709.00
2,070.20
443.50
1,510.00
1,957.00
1,147.00
20,092.35
562.00
229.00
1,179.00
2,500.15
1,557.00
190.00
1,047.00
1,709.00
2,070.20
339.50
1,472.00
1,957.00
931.00
15,742.85
1.20
2.50
1.50
0.63
1.50
2.50
1.2
2.50
2.70
1.60
2.10
1.50
2.200
1.72
Surplus/
Deficit Batar
(+/-)
- 4,291.53
- 5,842.61
- 10,436.21
- 8,387.96
- 4,601.70
- 24,254.21
- 11,125.79
- 3,169.79
- 2,519.50
- 4,146.74
- 2,860.77
- 4,737.11
- 5,866.85
- 92,240.73
Observ.
-
Dili, 15 de Junhu de 2011
Analysis:
 All districts are experiencing a deficit in production, even in normally high producing
areas such as Lautem, Covalima, Manafahi, Bobonaro, Baucau, Oecusse and Viqueque.
 It is estimated that the second crop will achieve only 10,000 mt in 2011. Famers tended to
plant more taro, sweet potato and cassava as a risk reduction strategy.
 High rainfall in the dry season prevented burning/clearing of land, and also promoted
heavy growth of weeds. Together this prevented farmers from preparing their lands for
maize planting.
 Farmers were also unable to predict when to plant maize as the usual trigger indicators
did not occur.
 Seed that was planted often did not germinate and rotted in the ground.
 Harvest of rice was impeded as poor drying conditions lead to rotting.
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Table: First Crop Rice Estimates 2011
No
Distrito
Potensia Area (Ha)
Cultivated
area
(Ha)
Harvested
Area
(Ha)
Productivity
(ton/ha)
776
741.00
503.70
2.50
Total
production
(ton)
1,259.25
1
Aileu
2
3
4
5
6
Ainaro
Baucau
Bobonaro
Covalima
Dili
6,076
15,191
7,662
12,281
150
780.00
1,317.00
5,620.00
3,780.00
120
308.70
1,317.00
2,361.50
59.00
54
2.20
3.00
3.25
2.50
3.00
679.14
3,951.00
7,674.88
147.50
162.00
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ermera
Lautem
Liquica
Manatuto
Manufahi
Oecusse
2,345
3,864
1,866
12,731
9,942
5,705
334.00
422.85
160.00
2,114.94
1,564.75
180.00
334.00
422.85
160
2.50
3.00
3.00
658.75
180.00
2.15
2.50
13
Viqueque
9,793
5,003.00
4,025.00
2.56
835.00
1,268.55
480.00
0.00
1,416.31
450.00
10,304.00
Total
88,382
10,384.50
2.76
22,137.54
Milling recov
60%
Dili,
28,627.63
17,176.58
Junhu 15, 2011
Analysis:
 Rice production situation is normal compared to previous years.
 Some areas have been negatively affected by heavy rains in the river estuary areas such
as Betano, Seisal, and Tono Oecusee.
 The combined total production of the first and second crops for the year is expected to
reach 67,000 mt of rice in 2011, produced from a total of 45,000 hectares of land.
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MAF – A year of significantly limited maize production
Table: Sucos that cultivated less than 10% of maize when compared to previous season
No
Distrct
Sub-district
Sucos
Number of
sucos
1
Lautem
Tutuala
Mehara and Tutuala
2
Lautem
Com, Daudere, Maina 1, Moru,
Pairara,
Seralau,
Baduru,
Maina 2, Eukisi and Laivai
3
Luro
Kotamutu, Wairoka, Lakawa,
Afabufu, Baricafa, and Luro
Baucau
Seisal
Baguia
Uakala, Larisula, Defawasi,
Lavateri, Samalari, Haeconi,
Ossu-Huna, Afaloicai, Alaua
leten, and Alaua Kraik
Manatuto
Ma’abat, Aiteas, Ailili, and Sau
Soibada
Samoro, Manufahi, Leohat,
Manlala, and Fatumakerek
2
10
4
Baucau
5
6
1
11
6
Manatuto
4
7
8
Aileu
Lequidoe
Fahisoi, Manucasa, Namolesu,
Bereleu, Asubilitoho, Betulau,
Haturilau
9
Viqueque
Ossu
Nahareka, Liaruka, Bualale,
Loihunu, Wabubu, Uaigia,
Osurua, Ossu de Cima, and
Waibobo
10
Cova-lima
Maucatar
Oges, Kasak, Matai, Holpilat
11
Viqueque
Viqueque
Luca and Waimori
12
Viqueque
Watucabau
Bahatata, Aoflikai, and Loeulu
13
Bobonaro
Cailaco
Atudara
Ermera
Atsabe
Laimea leten, Tiarlelo, Laclo,
Laubono,
Lasaun,
Obulo,
Batumanu, Paramin, Atara,
Malabi, Baboe leten, and
Baboe kraik
5
7
9
4
2
3
14
1
12
Total
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Infrastructure Challenges– Road Network Conditions
The continuous rains have greatly affected the capacity of both government and development
partners to provide food and nutrition related services to the districts, particularly in remote areas
where access is severely limited due to landslides, floods and bridge destruction.
District
Road Disruptions
Manufahi
The Aiasa Bridge in Simpatica is extensively damaged due to heavy rains and floods in the
area.
The Kaisera Bridge which is situated between Hatu Udo and Manufahi has collapsed due to
heavy rains and is impassable.
Liquica
The reconstruction of the damaged road to Loes is ongoing. The road can be used with
caution. The Loes bridge remains closed to larger vehicles
The road to Gleno via Tibar and Fahite is in very poor condition and travel by heavy vehicles
should be avoided
Maisoi and Kalala 50 meters east of Liquica there is total erosion and depression heavy
vehicle should avoi
Ermera
1 km to Orema village in Hatolia sub district the bridge is damaged and impassable
Dili Gleno road is partially destroyed at 33 km from Dili, a bypass road exist but is subject to
weather conditions
Aileu
The Dili-Aileu main road is passable but with difficulty, motorist are advised to take extra
caution, particularly in the Lahoi areas.
Ainaro
The road is not passable during heavy rain at Aitutu area
Baucau
Bui-Lai area, Laisorolai village Quelicai subdistrict is Impassable
3 km short of Beguia - Baucau town near Alaua village Kaiseba-Gota and Builedana bridges
are not passable.
The road diversion at kampong Pasir bridge, ossu Decima 18 m from Viqueque – Baucau
road has been washed away
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Viqueque
The bridge between Viqueque district and Laclura sub district is about to callapse
A small bridge at Buanurak village between Viqueque and Ossu has collapsed and is passable
only with 4WD vehicles
Uatolari sub district roads are impassable during heavy rain
The bridge at Kampung Pasir Ossu sub district has been destroyed by the river due to very
heavy rains. The bridge is not passable however a diversion road is passable with 4WD
when there is no heavy rains
The road to Com beach is seriously damaged
Lautem
The Bridge at Buimorilao has collapsed and is impassable
Bobonaro
The road from Maliana to Marobo village hot springs is impassable
The Loes bridge on the main road Liquica – Bobonaro is closed to heavy vehicles
Balibo-Batugade road is impassable for trucks due to erosion 2km north of Balibo
Covalima
Suai – JP Delta is not passable after Oegus village/Maucata
The Zumalai river is subject to flash flooding – often occurring in the afternoon – advised to
travel in the morning
Manatutu
Manatuto to Laleia 12 km east of Manatuto is passable on one lane
Manatuto to Natarbora road is under maintenance and 4WD should be used
Dili from Lekidasi is in very bad condition, and not passable
Oecusse
Tango River crossing is impassable
Lifau River crossing is impassable
Numbey Bridge the road is eroded one side and should not be attempted to pass when raining
due to threat of flash flooding
Analysis:
 The information was compiled from district level reports from several ministries,
UN agencies and NGOs.
 Access roads to remote areas should also be conducted for review of priority areas
in future reports.
 The Task Force requests the participation of a representatives of the Ministries of
Infrastructure and State Administration in future meetings.
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Annex 1: Minutes of Task Force Establishment Meeting
REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR LESTE
MINISTÉRIO DE AGRICULTURA E PESCAS
Secretariado Comite Nacional de Segurança Alimentar de Timor-Leste (CNSATL)
Rua Presidente Nicolau Lobato No5Comoro Dili, Timor-Leste, Telefone +670 390 3310418
RESUMU REUNIAUN INTER-MINISTERIAL BA ASSUNTU SEGURANSA
ALIMENTAR NO NUTRISAUN
DATA: 12 DE ABRIL DE 2011
TUKU: 03.30 OTL
FATIN: SALAUN EKONTRU MINISTRO DO MAP
A. Apresentasaun husi Sr. Ministro do MAP
1. Hato’o benvindo ba kolegas Ministro Educação, Vice Ministra da Saude no Director husi
Ministerio relevantes haat.
2. Apresentasaun Sr. Ministro do MAP konaba produsaun
 Hare:
Area Potensia Natar: 81,022 Ha
Area Cultivo: 38,069.38 Ha
Area Colheta: 36,548.01 Ha
Produsaun Nasional tinan 2010 hamutuk 113,000 toneladas
ou converte ba 67,755.24 toneladas FOS
Numeru extensionista 393 pessoas
Numeru Tracktor Bot 315 unidade
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
Batar:
• Area Potensia: 107,061.53 Ha
• Cultivadu: 62,221.9 Ha
58% husi area potensia
• Colheta: 52,833.51 Ha
 84% husi area colheta (122,605.33 ton)
• Produtividade Nacional : 1.6 ton/Ha
B. Apresentasaun husi Sra. Vice-Ministra da Saude:
 Malnutrisaun hanesan kausa nacional Timor-Leste tanba malnutrisaun mosu iha
13 distritos hotu ho sasukat husi demografi survey saude 2009 nebe’e hatudu
entre distrito iha difrensia kausa malnutrisaun.
 Programa saude 2011 foka ba kampanha edukasaun nutrisaun iha nivel hotu-hotu
no to nivel komunidades
 Ministeiro da Saude presija aihan husi rai laran ba program hatun ka kombate
malnutrisaun ba inan isin rua no labarik tinan lima mai kraik iha Timor-Leste.
 Nesesidades aihan nebe’e nutritivo ba malnutrisaun 2,700 Kilo Calori/ema
 Nesesidade aihan nutritivo ba merenda escolar 1,500 Kilo Calori/ema
 Ministeiro da Saude estabelese pabrika aihan adisional ba atende Malnutrisaun
liu-liu inan isin rua no labarik tinan 5 mai kraik.no necesidades ba pabrika nee
500 toneladas batar no 1,000 toneladas fore keli kada tinan ho ninian produtu
naran TIMOR VITA
 Alternativa aihan nutritivo ba merenda escolar no hatun malnutrisaun mak tein
saesoro ka tomate kahur ho tapouring ka sprinkler.
C. Apresentasaun husi Sr. Ministro da Educação:
 Iha alunos 2,888 ka 1/3 husi total populasau Timor-Leste no presija tau osan ba
sosa aihan ba merenda escolar 2,600 toleladas/ Ano.
 Iha 2011 fos ba merenda escolar mai husi MTCI no koto, masin mina
sei hetan apoio husi WFP to fulan Agusto 2011
 Iha armajen ba rai aihan merenda escolar iha 13 distritos
Desafius no Defikuldades nebe’e Ministerio Educação infrenta mak:
 Buka koto 400 toneladas ba merenda escolar ho osamento nebe’e iha la kosege hetan
 Presija aihan produsaun nacional ba merenda escolar hahu 1 de Setembro 2011 ba oin
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
Presija set up MoU ba koordensaun inter-ministerial ba assuntu merenda escolar
D. Apresentasaun husi Sr. Amandio Freitas, representante Ministerio de Solidariedade
Sosial:
 2010 halo tiha distribusaun fos 50-70 toneladas ba beneficiarius mak hanesan, grupu
vulneraveis, vitima dezastres iha 13 distritos
 Aihan iha armajen MSS 8,000 toneladas ba 9,800 beneficiarius iha 13 distritos
 Sistema distribuisaun aihan uja alternativu rua: primeiro aluga kareta kompanha nian
hodi tula aihan to ba subdistrito, no segundu, utilija kareta Governo, no fo perdiem ba staf
hodi distribui to terreno, ida nee atinji 80%
Desafius no obstaklus nebe’e MSS infrenta mak:
 Presija tan aihan 2,000 toneladas hodi distribui ba grupus beneficiarius iha 13 distritos
 Orsamento laiha ba mina hodi halao transportasaun aihan ba grupus beneficiarius iha 13
distritos
 Seidauk descobre kestaun utilijazaun mina kada KM no distansia kada distrito ba
distribuisaun aihan ba grupu vulneraveis iha 13 distrito.
E. Apresentasaun husi Sr. Manuela G.B. Cortereal, DG MTCI:
 Saldo reserva aihan 2010 hamutuk 17,000 iha armajen MTCI
 Programa sosa produto lokal iha distrito hotu
 Distribui makina dulas hare iha Baucau no Bobonaro
Desafius no obstaklus :
 Iha armajen iha mina virgin oil 1,000 toneladas nebe’e sosa iha tinan 2009, husu ba
Ministerio Saude atu halao teste karik sei saudavel no nutritivu ka lae ba konsumu ema.
 Halo kooperasaun ho Universidade sira hodi utilija ba halo sabaun.
 MTCI dificil hetan coto ho presu 1 $ per Kg iha nivel komunidades
REKOMENDASAUN:
 Presija kria ekipa servisu ka TASK FORCE ba assuntu Seguransa Alimentar no
Nutrisaun
 Presija kria ToR ba Task Force nee.
 Presija hare fali desijaun presu komudite agricultura iha nivel altu.
 Presija servisu integradu husi Ministeiro relevante no parseiro Desenvolvimento ba
assuntu segurasa alimentar no nutrisaun hodi halo asaun konkretu kontra hamlaha no
malnutrisaun no mos hadiak povu nian moris.
 Presija implementa programa ka atividades seguransa alimentar no nutrisaun integradu
iha nivel leten to nivel komunidades.
 Presija reuniaun regular tekniku ho rotasaun entre Ministeiro relevantes ba assuntu
seguransa alimentar no Nutrisaun
 Presija satellite imaginary hodi descobre no hatene exaktu area potensial, area kultivu ba
comudite agricultura iha futuru
 Presija kooperasaun ho Universidade, Parseiro desenvolvimento sira ka peritus husi rai
liur ba peskija integradu hodi deskobre no hatene lolos Profil Timor-Leste iha assuntu
seguransa alimentar no Nutrisaun iha futuru.
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PLANO REUNIAUN :
Reuniaun teknikus sei halao iha Segunda-feira tuku 09.00 – 12.00 OTL iha Salaun reuniaun
MAP.
“OBRIGADO”
Listas partisipantes:
1. S.E. Sr. Mariano ASSANAMI Sabino, Ministro do MAP
2. S.E. Sr. Joaõ Cancio Freitas, Ministro da Educação
3. S.E. Sra. Madalena Hanjam, Vice-Ministra da Saude
4. S.E. Sr. Marcos da Cruz, Secretario do Estado Agricultura e Arboricultura
5. S.E. Sr. Valentino Varela, Secretario do Estado de Pecuaria e Biosegurança
6. Sra. Manuela G.B. Corteral, DG do MTCI, tel. 7304230
7. Fernando Sousa, representante MTCI, tel. 7256631
8. Dinis da Silva, representante MSS, tel. 7242937
9. Carlito Mota, representante Ministeiro da Educação, tel, 7390267
10. Guilherme Quintaõ, representante MAP, tel, 7148776
11. Raimundu Mau, representante MAP, tel, 7466812
12. Gil Rangel da Cruz, representante MAP, tel, 7312315
13. Amandio Amaral Freitas, representante MSS tel,7273935
14. Lidia Gomes, representante Ministeiro da Saude, 7564395
15. Dirce Maria Soares, representante Ministeiro da Saude, 7237597
16. Antoninho M. Carvalheira, Secretariado CNSATL-MAP, tel, 7270718
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Annex 2: Terms of Reference
REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR LESTE
Terms of Reference
Task Force for Food and Nutrition Security
I. Objectives.
The objectives of the Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security are to:
1. Propose to the Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
(CoM) policies, and legislative, budgetary and other measures, to ensure the
permanent availability of, and access to, sufficient food of adequate quality and
variety for a healthy and active life, for all inhabitants of Timor-Leste, now and
in the future;
2. Collect, collate and report to the CoM information regarding the production of
food crops, and the expected food consumption in the Country; indicate the size
and the timing of any deficits of food to be supplemented by food imports;
3. Quarterly collect, collate and report to the CoM:
 the current size of stocks of rice and other basic foods held by Government
Ministries and Agencies, international Agencies, private business parties,
NGOs, and other parties in Timor-Leste;
 the shipments of imports of rice and other basic foods contracted for delivery
in the next month;
 the sizes and delivery dates of contracts concluded for the import of rice and
other basic foods.
4. In case of the occurrence of natural and/or other disasters collect, collate, and
report to the CoM information regarding the quantities of crops lost, and the
measures and resources required to remedy or reduce the damage to crops, and to
guarantee the sufficient availability of, and access to, food for those affected by
the disaster(s);
5. Recommend to the CoM measures and policies to be incorporated into the
policies of relevant Ministries, so as to ensure the availability and accessibility of
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sufficient food for all inhabitants of Timor-Leste at all times, to preserve, protect,
and promote the fertility of the country’s soil and the sustainable productivity of
its agriculture, and to promote rural enterprise;
6. Create and enhance awareness of food and nutrition security, agricultural
productivity and soil conservation issues and methods among organizations and
the general public;
7. Propose or submit to Donors and International Agencies requests for:
 the provision of specific expertise in matters relating to food and nutrition
security, agricultural productivity, soil conservation, and/or rural
enterprise;
 the execution and/or funding of studies of matters of food and nutrition
security, agricultural productivity, soil conservation, and/or rural
enterprise;
 the funding of other activities to promote food and nutrition security,
agricultural productivity, soil conservation, and/or rural enterprise.
II. Composition.
The Inter-Ministerial Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security is chaired by the Minister of
Agriculture & Fisheries, co-chaired by the Minister of Social Solidarity, and composed of
representatives of the ministries of:
- Tourism, Commerce and Industry;
- Health;
- Education;
- Economic Development;
- Finance;
- Infrastructure;
-Agriculture and Fisheries;
-Social Solidarity;
Agencies or Development Partners may be invited to attend any meeting of the Task Force,
depending on that meeting’s agenda.
The Inter-Ministerial Task Force for Food and Nutrition Security meets at least once every
month. Extraordinary meetings may be called at the invitation of its chairman. The Task Force
meetings are not open to the general public. The Task Force may, at its discretion, invite experts
to attend any of its meetings, in full or in part, as advisors.
II.1 Mandate
The Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security functions are:
a. to propose policies, measures, and budget expenditure relating to the InterMinisterial Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security area of competence, to
the Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and/or to
advise the CoM on food and nutrition security, agricultural productivity, soil
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conservation, and rural enterprise aspects and implications of proposed
policies, measures, and expenditure of other Ministries;
b. to ensure the proper inter-Ministerial and inter-agency coordination
of policies and measures relating to food and nutrition security, agricultural
productivity, soil conservation, and rural enterprise, as necessary to fulfill
the Task Force objectives;
c. to invite organizations, as indicated below, to appoint a member and a deputy
member of Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security or to appoint
individual experts as members of the Task Force.
d. to take other measures to ensure the fulfillment of the Task Force objectives
as set out above.
The Council of Ministers may, at its discretion, mandate the Task Force of Food and Nutrition
Security:
- to decide on matters relating to the Task Force of Food and Nutrition Security
areas of competence, and – within the limits of the Law of the Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste and the approved Public Budget;
- to approve or order expenditure, to make appointments of people to public
positions, and/or to take other measures required or appropriate for the fulfillment
of the Task Force mandated functions.
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Annex 3: Designated Reporters by Ministry and Department
1. Mr. Sancho da Silva – MTCI Food Security
2. Mr. Fernando Souza – Inspector Geral MTCI Local Purchase
3. Mr. Augustinho da Silva Guterrez – MAF Crop Production
4. Ms. Brigida da Silva – MOF Port Operation Authority
5. Mr. Nilton Ribeiro – MAF ALGIS
6. Mr. Arcanjo dos Reis – MAF Agri-Buisness
7. Mr. Antoninho Carvaliheira – MAF Food Security/ District Food Security
8. Mr. Marrio Moreira – Min Saudi Nutrition
9. Ms. Dircia Suarez – Min Saudi Nutrition
10. Mr. Lorenso Xavier/Mr. Laurentino – NDMD MSS
11. Mr. Dinis da Silva - DNAS
12. Jose Saraun – MSS DNAS
13. Mr. Carlito Mota – MOE School Meals Programme
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