Agribusiness cluster is a key element of the transformation agenda. It is a cluster that the government has made substantial investments in recent years with the construction of dams to mobilize water for agriculture. Major efforts have also been made to facilitate the adoption of new technologies that have led to substantial increase in the number of acreage under irrigation. Production has increased substantially. The fact however is that agriculture in Cape Verde continues to face several handicaps, above and beyond the limited natural endowments of limited arable land, limited rainfall, weak soil, and difficult terrain. These handicaps range from production deficiencies to obstacles involving bringing products to markets.
