Tree Farmers

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Augustino outside his home in Bucoli Village

Augustino Matos da Silva grows teak and mahogany trees on his land in Bucoli -- a village near Timor-Leste's second largest city, Baucau. When the trees mature, he's hoping to make as much as $5,000 dollars for each of his teak trees.  He says he'd like to build a permanent house, one day.