Atambua Diocese with Provincial Goverment Train Farmers to get Management Skills
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Minggu, 17 Juli 2011
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About 120 members of the Farmer’s Joint Group from Belu, North Central Timor, and South Central Timor districts are attending the July 12-16 event at the Emaus Pastoral House in Atambua.
According to organizers they are being trained in several skills including agribusiness analysis and development, cash distribution and withdrawal and identifying opportunities.
“The main point of this program is about renewal, which includes awareness, willingness and struggle. With these, their goals can be reached,” the group’s adviser, Father Leonardus Asuk, said yesterday.
In order to achieve this, the farmers must develop knowledge and better work ethics.
“Farmers must change and turn their back on ignorance, indiscipline and laziness so that they can develop good business skills,” he said.
Group counselor, Amandus Tae, said the training aimed to create a much better understanding of management.
“The Church sees this as important as it is for the good of the people” he added.
Florentina Niis, a group member from Belu district, said the course has been an eye-opener.
“To be honest, all I thought about was getting a good harvest. I did not really understand how much management can raise the potential to improve my living standards,” she said.(ucanews)
