Conab will train technicians from Cape Verde to facilitate the development of agricultural policy in the country

Between June 20th and July 8th, the National Supply Company (Conab) will provide, in Cape Verde, Africa, a training course for the staff of the local Ministry of Agriculture. With the aim of strengthening capabilities in food safety, the course, with a duration of 120 class hours, will be carried out in three stages. 

The first, during the period from June 20th to 24th, aims to provide in-depth training on the Brazilian harvest survey methodology adopted by Conab.

The second stage, scheduled for June 27th to July 1st, will cover the methodology for surveying production costs for the Brazilian harvest.

The last stage, from July 4th to 8th, will explore the concepts and standards for analyzing the agricultural market in Brazil.

For the first time, Conab will adopt, as an experiment, the system of daily evaluations and at the end of each training period, in order to attest in real time whether the transfer of knowledge was completed efficiently and effectively, as well as whether the objective was met. of cooperation.

Since 2019, Cape Verde has been investing more emphatically in developmental policies in the area of ​​food, many of them in partnership with the World Bank, which seek to review the public procurement process, investments in agriculture and institutional support such as policies, legislation, rules and standards. It is in the wake of these concerns that the training course offered by Conab becomes important for the African country, as it will discuss essential pillars in the development of agricultural policy.

Among the technical training projects donated by Brazil to countries at the same or lesser stage of development, managed by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency ABC, a body linked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – MRE, Conab is invited to hold other courses, including this one. year, and which have been scheduled both by the bodies involved in the donor country and the recipient country.