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

29/4/2024 - Cabo Verde. Delfina Cardoso, 71, aka Nena, owner of the Ze Nena farm,on her farm. FAO China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme supporting Agrifood systems in Cabo Verde.

At the age of 71, Nena has left the reins to Willy. He manages the farm, takes care of the land and finance, but her presence is still very much felt. She is everywhere on the farm, taking care of odds and ends, making food for the workers, overseeing all the activities with the confidence and authority of a woman who has dedicated her life to agriculture.

Willy has received training on soil management and pest control offered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as part of a project under the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme.

This photograph forms part of the series: Drought within an ocean -
Cabo Verde, a Small Island Developing State, hits back against climate change with skills passed on through South-South Cooperation.

04/29/2024

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Through the FAO-China South-South Cooperation programme (SSC), a group of Chinese experts pass on their knowledge and expertise to Cabo-Verdean farmers and livestock producers to fight pests, manage soil and animal production, and other useful techniques in adapting to the effects of climate change.