Brazilian Project Expands to Angola

Why this is here: The project will focus on qualifying female cooperative members and improving their families’ production systems in the Malembo region of Angola.

The Norberto Odebrecht Foundation launches a project in Malembo, Angola, to support women farmers. After twenty years of work in southern Bahia, Brazil, the Integrated and Sustainable Development and Growth Program, PDCIS, now extends to Angola. Odebrecht Engenharia leads the project, collaborating with the Homem Sofre cooperative in the Malembo region.

The program centers on technical training for cooperative members. It also aims to improve family production systems and strengthen the cooperative’s infrastructure.

Plans include technical assistance, training sessions, support for crop diversification, and providing necessary inputs based on soil analysis. Margarida Chilongo Carneiro of Homem Sofre hopes the project will boost local agriculture and generate income.

The PDCIS project first replicated internationally on May 12th, with support from the Agricultural Development Support Fund and Embrapa Cassava & Fruitfarming. While the project has a history of benefitting over 700,000 people in Brazil, its long-term impact on Angola’s food security and poverty reduction remains to be seen.