With almost 10% of 72 islands landmass available for farming and livestock rearing but aggravated water scarcity restricting productivity buildup thus far, agriculture punches below potential for largely arid Cabo Verde warranting concerted policy prioritization into irrigation investments, distribution optimizing and niche crops diversification leveraging inherent salinity tolerance varieties competitive advantages globally. Exploring vertical techniques like hydroponics backed by renewable desalination techniques, fostering rural co-operatives participation for small farms consolidation raising bankability and even enhancing hospitality sectors linkage targeting tourism spend capture also hold merit addressing national food trade deficit holistically over the long term through responsible productivity unlocking.
Well positioned to advise regional agricultural ecosystems seeking optimization, crop sciences experts at RFC bring proven consultation experience from projects helping Lusophone partners elevate harvests equitably earlier. Our solutions portfolios skilfully integrate local contexts respecting carrying capacity constraints while elevating small farms welfare creatively!