Cape Verde - Food Security Programme Pilot Project

The proposed project falls within the framework of the Government’s national food security programme, the aim of which is to guarantee food availability and access to all citizens of Cape Verde. It also fits in with the Bank’s strategy to reduce rural poverty in its member countries. The pilot phasis should contribute to identifying and solving the major constraints facing agriculture, thus increasing Cape Verde’s food production. In that regard, the project provides for testing improved methods in the following priority areas: (i) irrigated crop systems; (ii) family livestock systems; and (iii) strengthening beneficiary capacity. The planned strategies and actions should, through operational tests on farmers’ plots, highlight the technical and human constraints with a view to finding possible solutions to agricultural production and food security problems. The pilot project will be implemented over three years with a total cost estimated at UA 1.30 million.