11 countries study dry farming program

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Participants from 11 Asian and African countries met in rural East Nusa Tenggara for two days this week to learn about the province's dry farming methods.

The training, from Sunday to Monday, was held in Nakfunu village, Timor Tengah Selatan regency.

Team coordinator, Huni Thamrin, said the province, which had a long dry season, was similar to other dry spots in developing countries.

"We hope the participants could learn our concepts and implement them in their home countries," Husni said on Monday after meeting East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A. Tallo.

The training seminar, organized by the Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) and Japan's International Cooperation Agency Indonesia office. The group also witnessed programs designed to increase rural women and their families' welfare.

The participants were Chin Yok of Cambodia; Noel Disawo of Papua New Guinea; Gahaffor of Afghanistan;, Perkins Francis Duri of Zimbabwe; Inacia Das Flores Faria of Timor Leste; U Win Ko of Myanmar; Bounthasin Chitvilaphon of Laos; Richard Oraro of Kenya; Nguyen Ba Long of Vietnam; Denis Rwehabura Mbekenge of Tanzania.-- JP