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CABO VERDE 2024. Farmer participating in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Chickens at Celestina's farm, supported as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Li Zhiqi, a livestock expert during training as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Farmer who has received expert help as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Farmer who has participated in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Family participating in FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Celestina, a livestock farmer has recieved expert help as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Farmers receive training as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Livestock experts advises farmer. FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Li Zhiqi, a livestock expert during training as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Celestina, a livestock farmer has recieved expert help as part of the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Aerial view of region where local farmers are participating in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. Farmer who has participated in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. FAO China South-South Cooperation Programme supporting Agrifood systems

CABO VERDE 2024. Nena owns the farm participating in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

CABO VERDE 2024. FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme supporting Agrifood systems in Cabo Verde

CABO VERDE 2024. Nena owns the farm participating in the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

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CABO VERDE 2024. Farm participating in FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme

30 April 2024, Cancelo, Santa Cruz, Cape verde - A drone view of Celestina's farm located within sight of the island’s coastline, with a view on the ocean.

04/30/2024

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Background Information

Cabo Verde, an archipelago of ten main islands, nine of which are inhabited, is a SIDS in West Africa where approximately 22 percent of the population relies on agriculture for their main income, but less than about eight percent of the country’s GDP comes from this sector. Though physically detached from the rest of the continent, Cabo Verde is nonetheless part of the Sahelian arid belt.

Like most other SIDS, Cabo Verde relies heavily on imports: 80 percent of its food is imported. This makes the country’s food security vulnerable to worldwide shocks like conflicts or disasters.
In 2018, a severe drought hit the country that dried up the Poilão dam on Santiago Island. Since then, rainfall has been scarcer and more unpredictable than in years prior. This has led to a significant drop in food production and grazing land losses, which, together with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the important tourism sector, culminated in a peak of food insecurity across the country in 2022.

Though food security has since improved, food production and agriculture are still suffering.
At the same time, the country has potential to make more productive use of its land and to harness its fisheries sector more fully.

Innovations, shared expertise and replicable practices are key to facing these challenges. With all countries battling climate change in different ways, it is critical that experiences and solutions are shared among them. Partnerships, like the FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme are helping bring everyday solutions to the country’s farmers and smallholder livestock producers.