More than 20 farmers, half of them women, benefited from the training and the initiative. The ATSEA-2 Project provided the farmers seeds for several crops, such as papaya, onion, mustard greens, lettuce, bitter gourd, melon, cucumber and watermelon. The ATSEA-2 project and Hader Foundation worked with local leaders, municipal government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to ensure local buy-in and sustainability of the home garden initiative.
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About the ATSEA-2 Project
ATSEA-2 is the second phase of the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA) program; a regional partnership involving the governments of Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea, with the support of the Australian Government. Its objective is to collectively manage high marine and fisheries resources in the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region. Since its inception in 2019, the program has been working to promote sustainable development in the ATS region and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants through a combination of restoration, conservation and sustainable management of marine-coastal ecosystems.
The ATSEA-2 Project is committed to safeguarding the livelihoods and prosperity of coastal people in the ATS region, particularly in transboundary areas, through the implementation of sustainable integrated concepts. ATSEA-2 is a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded program, managed and executed under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Resource Facility (PRF) is an implementing partner.
For more information on the ATSEA-2 Project, please contact the Regional Project Manager, Handoko Adi Susanto (hasusanto@pemsea.org), visit the project page on iwlearn.net or the project website.
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