TA to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) – Phase III

The main objective of the project is to contribute to rural development i.e. poverty alleviation and socio-economic development in poorer rural areas in Timor Leste by:

• Reinforcing local capacity by improving management and evaluation, both at the national and district level; providing assistance in the process of decentralization for integrated agricultural development, infrastructure planning and implementation; planning and implementation of infrastructure works; adapting national policies in the context of decentralization;


• Reducing rural poverty through targeted interventions, i.e. improvement of trade in agricultural products; providing support to the development of road systems; assisting with the development of efficient irrigation systems; providing support to entrepreneurs who wish to start trading, agro-processing or other small-scale economic investment through microcredit;

LML has been contracted to assist the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) to implement the programme through:

• Administrative tasks: assistance in the monitoring of projects; submission of progress and financial reports; design and implementation of programme estimates; development of visibility and communication campaign;


• Technical tasks: technical assistance in the field of agricultural production; support to private sector rural services; agroforestry activities; road infrastructures; capacity building of government staff.