From the project leaders Great news – we are in the final stages of receiving
approval from ACIAR for a new beef research project. It is a large project and
will be a major part of the life for many Timor Leste partners over the next 5
years.
Eric will stay and be project
leader till May. The in-country project leader will be Drh Antonino do Karmo,
who is a welcome new partner in beef production research. Mr Celestino Mali has
been appointed in-country project coordinator to work with the project leader
and coordinate MAF operations.
The new project will have
strong linkage with ACIAR’s new crop project, planned to start in mid-2016.
We are in the final stages of the two beef projects led by
UQ and UNRAM. Both have been quite successful in meeting their objectives. The
big task ahead is to prepare the final reports and use the results in future
research and farmer and adviser training.
Dahlan & Geoffry wish the
families of everyone in the project team and all our friends across
Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Australia a very happy and safe festive season.
Starting a new project means we
will have transition to a new team. The main feature of the new team will be a
major influx of MAF district staff who will play a central role. Senior
management in MAF, from the Minister down, is strongly supportive of the new
project and are very active under the leadership of Drh Antonino do Karmo in
positioning appropriate staff and resources.
The current projects have
launched the careers of many young animal scientists for Timor Leste.
Unfortunately, we can only go forward with 5 of these young people, with
addition of new graduates with business degrees coming into the project team.
For those who leave us, we hope the valuable training they have received helps
them gain employment using their new-found skills and knowledge.
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| Leucaena seeds prepare to transport, #LRC, December 2015 |
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| Junior scientist from UNTL student test Rumen fluid pH, #LRC, December 2015 |
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| collecting rumen fluid by UNTL student #LRC, December 2015 |
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