LVCD in Timor Leste

by Lerina SinagaPresented to Market Development Interest

Group18th February 2015

Aileu - Livelihood Improvement Through Farmer Enterprises (LIFE)

Baucau - Community Economy Development (CED)

Bobonaro – Bobonaro Food Security and Economic Development (BFSED)

Areas Of Operation

Identified Products

Vegetables, such as: Cabbage, broccoli, chili, tomato, etc.

SoybeansCoffeeShallotMungbeans

Income per month(12 groups access to weekly sold)

Progress…

Number of Market Facilitators (MFs) : 3 MFs Number of Local Market Facilitators (LMFs) : 67 LMFs Number of LVCD producer groups: 59 Groups Number of producer group member: 943members (approx

40 % are females)  Percentage of change in average price: 20%- 50% Implementing partners: Kmanek Supermarket , Leader

Supermarket, Dilimart, Ministry of Agriculture, IADE, etc

Project achievements:

Farmers groups has signed MOU with 3 supermarket buyers (Dilimart, Leader & Kmanek supermarket) to supply more then 25 variety of vegetables regularly (1-2 times a week)

• Increased economic resilience of 59 groups (943 people) through improved production and regular access to market.

• LIFE project has booked total sales US$74247,58 in 2014 with more than 110 tons of vegetables.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $-

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

$3,000.00

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

$6,000.00

$7,000.00

$8,000.00

$9,000.00

$10,000.00

Monthly Sales for LIFE Project in 2014

Month

Sale

s

• Producer Groups have improved farm production

• Harvest of 52 ha soybean in Bobonaro produced more than 40 tons of soybeans, valued at more than US$35,000 (Aug 2014)

Crop Treatment Yield (ton/ha)

National average (ton/ha)

Corn Inter cropping with mung bean 12.7 2.41

Corn Tithonia green manure 17 2.41

Corn Thitonia green manure 13 2.41

Soybean Liquid fertilizer Leaf spray 2.38 1.24

• Producer Groups participate in Village Savings & Loan Groups to save their extra incomes from the collective selling.

• 60 Saving and Loan Groups (981 members) with total capital $118,078 (Sept 2014)

Oct'12 Nov'12 Dec'12 Jan'13 Feb'13 Mar'13 Apr'13 May'13 Jun'13 Jul'13 Aug'13 Sep'13

$4,230.00 $5,569.00 $6,550.00

$7,725.00 $9,296.00

$11,023.00 $13,375.00

$17,522.00

$22,175.00

$27,173.00

$32,519.00

$36,790.00

Community Savings Per Month (22 savings groups)

No Training Groups/ HHs Female Male TOTAL

1 Horticulture 37 140 297 437

2 Demo Plot 17 90 237 327

3 Composting 27 100 243 343

4 Pest Control 16 57 126 183

5 Seeds Production 22 110 156 266

6 Grafting 36 120 455 575

7 Soil test 10 35 71 106

8 Candle Nut 10 95 200 295

9 Food processing 9 83 0 83

10 Post Harvesting 36 114 221 335

11 Cross Visit 4 13 17

12 Local Market Facilitator training 18 19 37

TOTAL 220 966 2038 3004

Producer Groups have improved their skills and knowledge both in production and access to market through variety of trainings:

Farmers keep selling their products individually since they need urgent money

Lack of trust between farmers to do collective selling

Lack of market information regarding: alternative buyers, price, quality, market demands, etc

Difficult to get farmers to monitor their production and incomes.

Infrastructure (road and transportation)Difficult to find good Market Facilitators

Challenges and constraints

Way forward

Keep improving the capacity of Local Market Facilitators on market information through training, cross visit, etc

Strengthen existing Producer Groups through continued capacity building

Keep improving farm production

Add other potential product such as: candle nut, coffee, etc

Expand with more Producer Groups joining collective selling

Work with more buyers, especially exporters

Trial the monitoring tools to record production and income

Monitoring Tools

Crops ProductionMONTH: JANUARY

PRODUCTION

Date Type of CropHarvested

Area

Quantity Sold Through Group

Group price per unit

Total Price Received from

Group

Quantity sold by self

Price per unitTotal Price

Received by Self

Quantity consumed at

Home

Quantity spoilt/given

for free

(dd) (m 2) (kg) (US$) (US$) *Unit (US$) (US$) *Unit *Unit

2 Bokcoy 4 14 0.60 8.4 10 Bunches 0.50 5 1 2

6 Cabbage 4 19 0.40 7.6 8 Pieces 1.00 8 2 1

9 Tomato 5 10 1.50 15 5 Buckets 2.00 10 1 3

10 Cauliflower 5 13 1.20 15.6 10 Pieces 2.00 20 2 1

13 Bokcoy 4 12 0.60 7.2 10 Bunches 0.50 5 1 2

17 Cabbage 4 17 0.40 6.8 8 Pieces 1.00 8 2 1

19 Tomato 5 8 1.50 12 5 Buckets 2.00 10 1 3

24 Cauliflower 5 12 1.20 14.4 10 Pieces 2.00 20 2 1

Page Total ─ ─ 87 ─ 86

Monthly Sales US$ 173

*UNIT:Bunch: Bokcoy, Kailan, lettuce, etcBucket: Tomato, chilli, etcStacks: Onion, carrot, etcPieces: Cabbage, Brocoli, Cauliflower, etc

Livestock ProductionMONTH: JANUARY

PRODUCTION

Date Livestock Type Livestock Sold Price per unitTotal Price Received

Livestock Consumed at

home

Livestock Deaths

(dd) Heads (US$) (US$) Heads Heads

3 Chicken 4 8 32 1 06 Goat 1 50 50 0 17 Pig 1 60 60 0 0

10 Cow 1 90 90 0 017 Chicken 0 0 0 1 019 Chicken 0 0 0 0 125 Chicken 0 0 0 0 1

─ 232

Monthly Sales (US$) 232

Page Total

Cost of Production

MONTH: JANUARY

COST OF PRODUCTION (US$)

Date (dd)

Livestock Type Land leasePreparation

(Shed, yards, pond, etc)

FodderVeterinary

(Imunization, etc)

Labour Cost TransportOther

ExpensesTOTAL

3 Chicken 0 50 15 0 0 5 6 764 Goat 0 0 15 0 5 5 0 254 Pig 0 0 15 5 0 5 6 315 Cow 0 0 15 0 5 5 0 25

Page Total 157Monthly Incomes US$ 232 157 75

MONTH: JANUARY

COST OF PRODUCTION (US$)Date (dd)

Type of CropLand lease

Seeding & Planting

Irrigation Fertilizers Pest Control Machinery

(tractor, etc)Labor Cost

Transportation

Other Expenses

TOTAL

2 Bokcoy 0 2 3 0 0 5 5 1 2 18

6 Cabbage 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 9

10 Tomato 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 8

20 Cauliflower 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6

Page Total 41Monthly Incomes US$ 173 41 132

Income Statements1 Incomes from Crops USD 132.00

2 Incomes from Livestock USD 75.00

3 Other business (Income from Kiosk) USD 20.00

4 Gifts received USD 0.00

5 Shared Deviden from Saving and Loan group USD 10.00

6 ………………………………………………….. $..................

7 ………………………………………………….. $.................. +Total Incomes USD 237.00

Expenses

1 House Rent USD 30.00

2 Electricity, Communication, USD 5.00

3 Soap, Shampoo, Detergent, etc USD 4.50

4 Firewood, Kerosene USD 5.00

5 Gasoline USD 4.50

6 Transportation (Taxi, microlet, etc) USD 3.50

7 Children education expense (school fee, allowances, etc) USD 4.00

8 Food and Beverages (Cooking Oil, salt, tea, coffee, etc) USD 5.00

9 Clothes USD 5.00

10 Installments/debt repayment (Motorcyles, etc) USD 50.00

11 Donation (social, cultural ceremony, etc) USD 20.00

12 ………………………………………………….. $..................

13 ………………………………………………….. $..................

14 ………………………………………………….. $.................. +Total Expenses USD 136.50 ─Balance USD 100.50

Family Financial Statement

Month: January