In collaboration with 40 villages in the northern-central district of Timor, Yayasan Mitra Tani Mandiri aims to develop sustainable agricultural systems to increase productivity and provide alternative sources of income, with the aim of helping communities develop economic independence.

A sustainable agriculture and fair marketing initiative provides a collective marketing option for local farmers. By selling local goods together rather than independently, this collective marketing method allow villages to increase their bargaining power and increase their revenues. Fruit and lumber trees have been planted to reestablish local biodiversity and offer an alternative to deforestation. Average household incomes have increased by over 30 per cent.

 

Key Facts 

Equator Prize Winner: 2010

Founded: 1996

Location: East Nusa Tenggara province

Beneficiaries: 40 villages in North Central Timor

Biodiversity: Reintroduction of rare trees

 

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