MCC Agribusiness Development Services Activity

$9.73M USD

Funder	Millennium Challenge Corporation
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Millennium Challenge Corporation
Country	Cabo Verde
Start Date	Sep 07, 2006
End Date	Aug 08, 2010
Duration	1,431 days
Number of Grantees	23
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`65460-40`

Grant Description

Cabo Verde - WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROJECT - Agribusiness Development Services Activity: Training of farmers in the technical and managerial aspects of new technology will be critical to the adoption of drip irrigation and is the focus of the Agribusiness Development Activity.

Building capacity of the Ministry of the Environment, Agriculture, and Fisheries is key to this training effort.

In addition, this Project Activity will increase productive capacity and marketing of agricultural products by farmers and small agribusinesses.