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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF; Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pescas, Tetum: Ministériu Agrikultura no Peskas) is the government department of Timor-Leste accountable for agriculture, fisheries, and related matters.
Timor-Leste's crops rely on the rains that come following the annual dry season. This leads to a period of poor food security called the "hungry season" from November to February due to the unpredictable climate. Many households depend on their own production of food because of the erratic climate conditions, such as droughts.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (Portuguese: Ministro da Agricultura e Pescas, Tetum: Ministru Agrikultura no Peskas) is a senior member of the Constitutional Government of East Timor heading the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
In 2007, a bad harvest caused a "major food crisis" in Timor-Leste. By November, eleven sub-districts still needed food supplied by international aid. [17] According to data gathered in the 2010 census, 87.7% of urban and 18.9% of rural households have electricity, for an overall average of 36.7%. [18]
Needs assessment on quality in Timor-Leste. Step 2 of the Twinning Partnership for Improvement between Timor-Leste and Macao SAR China. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2019. ISBN 978-92-4-151547-4; One Health Report Timor-Leste: Environment, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (PDF) (Report). Dili: Ministry of Health, the Ministry of ...
East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the mid-16th century and administered as Portuguese Timor.Following the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, East Timor unilaterally declared independence as the Democratic Republic of East Timor on 28 November 1975, but was invaded by Indonesia 7 December 1975.
By comparison, the overall monthly rate of inflation for food in December was 2.5%, with the cost of food at home rising just 0.3%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data.
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .