The Farmers’ Clubs in Oio and Cacheu started in 2020 and will end in August 2024. 2000 farmers are organised into 40 Farmers' Clubs.
The primary goal is to secure food and nutrition for the families and process the surplus for sales.
Over the years the Farmers’ Clubs have increased their production of vegetables and their understanding of why it is important to eat vegetables.
Farmers trained in new farming systems, such as intercropping, crop rotation and crop diversification. The farmers acquired new skills and improved their capacities in production, economy and livelihood.
In Oio and Cacheu, 40 Farmers’ Clubs model fields with wells have been established and supported the farmers to grow crops such as tomatoes, salad, eggplant, onions, peppers, cabbage, kale, beetroot cucumbers, okra, carrots and beans. In 2023, 20 fences were improved.
Farmers produced 487.897 kg of vegetables.
60 youth selected from the involved communities finalized their Horticulture, Fruit and Nutrition course at the ADPP Vocational School in Bissorã, and continued their training in the Farmers' Clubs.
Two cooperatives were established and legalized to support the value of the produced vegetables by processing and selling the produce.
Awareness-raising and mobilization of women's groups to join the production and transformation process are developed to boost the economy of the products.
European Union Guinea Bissau supported the project.