Timorese Cattle - a domestic product for an international market.

Peace Dividend Trust's (PDT) Micro Matchmaking (M3) rural business development and facilitation team has been working on facilitating the sale of Timorese cattle to Indonesian buyers for nearly two years.  This is a business activity which has a long history over the past decades as Indonesian appetites for "beef on the hoof" have expanded with its population growth.  However recent events have broken down communication links both inside and outside the country.  PDT is working hard to restore these links and promote business across the rural districts of Timor-Leste.  An increase in business correlates to job creation and wealth generation.

Since 2008 PDT has been assisting the owner of Suai based RAFLIMA (Tafara) Cattle, Mr. Rosito Manek, to source cattle for an Atambua (West Timor, Indonesia) based buyer  (Alowisius Lay, owner of UD Pratama in Atambua).  PDT has also been assisting in sourcing cattle from Mr. Casmiro Fernando, a Bobonaro supplier.  To view RAFLIMA's BuildingMarkets.org profile click here.

PDT Cova Lima has facilitated the sale of 680 head of cattle from local ranchers to Mr. Manek with an estimated value of $185,150. Mr. Manek then exports the cattle to UD Pratama in Indonesia. This month (November 2009), Mr. Manek has 300 more cows available to sell to Atambua, but is awaiting a new license to export from the government of Timor-Leste.

Meanwhile PDT Bobonaro has facilitated the sale of 350 head of cattle from local ranchers to Mr. Fernando with an estimated value of $70,955. Mr. Fernando then exports the cattle to UD Pratama in Atambua.  See below for Bobonaro cattle ready for sale.

Mr. Manek and Mr. Fernando were already exporting cows to Atambua but wanted to export on a larger scale. PDT M3 teams in Covalima and Bobonaro assisted the two middlemen in locating and purchasing cattle across their respective districts, resulting in a marked increase in sales and a cash injection into rural Timor-Leste.

RAFLIMA has a website as well - 

For more information contact Ilidio da Costa Ximenes via iximenes[at]pdtglobal.org or timor-leste[at]pdtglobal.org

PDT Micro Matching activities are funded by AusAID and Eni.

Timor Business

Slick new page for Timor-Leste Business Overview.

UNMIT Procurement Plans: $54 million USD in 2009 and 2010

The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Procurement Acquisition Plan is now public and online.

This Acquisition Plan details how UNMIT intends to purchase over 55 million USD in goods and services in Timor-Leste. You can download a pdf copy here.

if you are interested in competing for any of the tenders for provision of these goods and services you need to register with the United Nations Procurement Division Supplier Database.  The instructions (in English only) are found this website.

More assistance can be reached via here:

Peace Dividend Trust Launches a Report on the Nuts and Bolts of Businesses in Timor-Leste.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dili, Timor-Leste, 16 November 2009

This Timor-Leste Business Community Overview is Part One of a two part series.  The report is intended to provide a general overview of the private sector in Timor-Leste and the findings are intended to improve both knowledge of and access to domestic businesses.  Part Two will examine the national job landscape.

The assessments in this report are derived from the database of businesses developed by Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) and its Peace Dividend Marketplace Timor-Leste (PDM-TL) project. This database was funded by AusAID and the Government of Norway and built in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MTCI).

The project is designed to  1) increase the capacity of the private sector 2) create jobs and 3) generate wealth by connecting individual and institutional buyers and the domestic private sector in Timor-Leste.  For more information about the project please see the PDT website here.

PDM-TL staff collected the information profiled in this report between 1 November 2007 and 30 September 2009.  During this period, a total of 2,384 businesses were surveyed.  Individual profiles of each business can be found on the PDM-TL Online Procurement Database located at BuildingMarkets.org

To download the report click here or visit PDT's webpage to access the report.

In the report you will find out information relating to:

1. The geographic distribution of businesses across all 13 districts of Timor-Leste.
2. The types of business activity pursued by the domestic private sector.
3. The "age" of the business community.
4. The size of the surveyed businesses.
5. The communications systems used by businesses.
6. The ownership and management of businesses.
7. And much more.....

If you are a business owner/manager in Timor-Leste and you find that your business is not listed, along with the other 2,400 businesses, on the PDM-TL Online Procurement Database located at BuildingMarkets.org please contact PDT via timor-leste[at]pdtglobal.org to get a unique online business profile and increase your visibility and access to buyers both inside and outside Timor-Leste.

Tetun Version

ATU PUBLIKA LALAIS

Dili, Timor-Leste, 16 Novembru 2009

Pérfil Komunidade Negósiu Timor-Leste nian ida-ne’e nu’udár Parte Ida husi série ida ne’ebé fahe ba parte rua.  Relatóriu ne’e ho intensaun atu fó informasaun jerál ida kona-bá sektór privadu iha Timor-Leste no rezultadu sira-ne’e ho intensaun atu hadi’a koñesimentu kona-bá no mós asesu ba iha negósiu doméstika sira. Parte Rua nian sei ezamina kona-bá senáriu serbisu nasionál nian.

Avaliasaun sira ne’ebé iha relatóriu ida-ne’e nia laran foti husi baze de dadus kona-bá negósiu sira ne’ebé dezenvolve husi Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) no mós ninia projetu Merkadu Peace Dividend Timor-Leste (Peace Dividend Marketplace Timor-Leste (PDM-TL)). Baze de dadus ida-ne’e finansia husi AusAID no Governu Norvega nian no estabelese parseria ho Timor-Leste nia Ministériu Turizmu, Komérsiu no Indústria (MTCI). 

Projetu ne’e dezeña atu 1) aumenta kapasidade sektór privadu nian 2) kria serbisu sira no 3) prodúz rikeza hodi halo ligasaun entre sosa-nain individuál no institusionál sira ho sektór privadu doméstika sira iha Timor-Leste. Atu hetan informasaun liután kona-bá projetu ne’e favór haree website PDT nian iha ne’e.

Pesoál PDM-TL nian halibur informasaun sira ne’ebé aprezenta ona iha relatóriu ida-ne’e nia laran entre loron 1 Novembru 2007 no 30 Setembru 2009. Durante períodu ida-ne’e, iha totál negósiu hamutuk 2,384 mak pekiza ona. Bele hetan pérfil individuál husi negósiu sira-ne’e ida-idak  iha PDM-TL nia Baze de Dadus Aprovizionamentu Online nian ne’ebé bele haree iha BuildingMarkets.org

Atu download relatóriu ne’e klik iha ne’e ka bele vizita  PDT nia pájinaweb nian atu bele asesu ba relatóriu ne’e.

Iha relatóriu ne’e nia laran ita boot sira bele hetan informasaun kona-bá:

1.     Distribuisaun jeográfiku husi negósiu sira iha Timor-Leste nia distritu 13 hotu.

2.     Tipu husi atividade negósiu nian sira ne’ebé hala’o husi sektór privadu doméstika nian sira.

3.     "Idade" husi komunidade negósiu nian.

4.     Númeru husi negósiu sira ne’ebé peskiza ona.

5.     Sistema komunikasaun nian sira ne’ebé negósiu sira-ne’e uza.

6.     Propriedade no jestaun ba negósiu sira.

7.     No barak liután.....

Se karik ita boot nu’udár na’in/jerente husi negósiu ida iha Timor-Leste no ita boot haree katak ita boot nia negósiu seidauk tama iha lista, hamutuk ho negósiu 2,400 sira seluk, iha PSM-TL nia Baze de Dadus Aprovizionamentu Online nian ne’ebé bele haree iha BuildingMarkets.org favór kontaktu PDT liuhusi timor-leste[at]pdtglobal.org atu hetan pérfil online negósiu nian ida ne’ebé úniku no aumenta.

PDT Timor-Leste and its Growing Web Presence.

A. The Timor-Leste Online Procurement Database (soon to be known as Timor-Leste Business Portal)

www.buy-in-timor.org

Between its launch on 20 May 2008 and 5 November 2009 (17 months) this website has had 73,144 hits (or unique pageviews) which have occurred as a result of 13,949 visits conducted by 5,623 unique visitors.  The vast majority of visits are performed by persons in 1) Timor-Leste 2) Australia 3) Indonesia and  4) Singapore.

B. The Timor-Leste Jobs Blog

http://serbisu-buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com

Between its launch on 10 October 2008 and 5 November 2009 (13 months) this website has had 141,611 hits (or unique pageviews) which have occurred as a result of 6,447 visits conducted by 9,755 unique visitors.  The vast majority of visits are performed by persons in 1) Timor-Leste and 2) Indonesia.

C. The Timor-Leste Tenders Blog

http://tender-buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com

Between its launch on 10 October 2008 and 5 November 2009 (13 months) this website has had 18,380 hits (or unique pageviews) which have occurred as a result of 39,288 visits conducted by 2,821 unique visitors.  The vast majority of visits are performed by persons in 1) Timor-Leste, 2) Australia, 3) Hong Kong, 4) United States, and 5) Indonesia.

D. The PDM-TL Project Blog

http://buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com/

Between its launch on 10 October 2008 and 5 November 2009 (13 months) this website has had 10,253 hits (or unique pageviews) which have occurred as a result of 5,896 visits conducted by 3,879 unique visitors.  The vast majority of visits are performed by persons in 1) Timor-Leste, 2) Australia, 3) Hong Kong, 4) United States, 5) Singapore and 6) Indonesia.

E. The Timor-Leste Accommodation Blog

http://aluga-uma-timor.blogspot.com/

Between its launch on 10 October 2008 and 5 November 2009 (13 months) this website has had 8,669 hits (or unique pageviews) which have occurred as a result of 3,546 visits conducted by 2,109 unique visitors.  The vast majority of visits are performed by persons in 1) Timor-Leste, 2) Australia, 3) Hong Kong, 4) United States, 5) Singapore and 6) Indonesia.

Atauro Day - A Chance to Support Local Commerce

Journey over to Atauro Island on Saturday the 14th of November to partake in "Atauro Day", an opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the local culture, as well as to help build the island's budding tourism market. The event provides members of the local community a chance to join together to promote the island and advertise their local wares. In attendance will be President Ramos-Horta, who noted that the day, "is a magnificent event as you get the best of both worlds - you are helping to support rural livelihoods while experiencing the fantastic natural environment of Timor-Leste."

This event is held on the second Saturday of every month during dry season. For more information, click on the press release below. To check out a current list of businesses on Atauro Island, search BuildingMarkets.org, a procurement database run by Peace Dividend Trust.

Tempo Semanal Publishes PDT SMS Story

On the 3rd of November, Tempo Semanal published a Tetun translation of Sara Moreira's article describing PDT's (Peace Dividend Trust) unique usage of SMS messaging to promote local procurement in post-conflict countries. Mobile technology is proving to be a reliable, feasible method for disseminating information to even the most rural communities of Timor-Leste. To view the translation, click on the images below. To see the article in its original form, click here.