The first session of the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) in Chad was held in N'Djaména/Chad on 22 February 2024. This meeting, organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Agricultural Production and Processing, enabled the members of the CNP to review the state of implementation of the FSRP in Chad, while examining the 2024 Annual Work Plan and Budget (PTBA) with a view to its approval.
Made up of representatives of the government, development partners, producer organisations and the private sector, the Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the FSRP and ensuring coordination between the various players involved in the programme, in line with the National Agricultural Development Strategy.
At this first session, the members of the National Steering Committee were given a brief overview of the PRSP's basic data and main performance indicators, and discussed the consistency of the planned activities with sectoral policies before ensuring that all the programmed activities were in line with those agreed in the project document (PAD).
With regard to the 2024 work plan and annual budget, the members of the NPC examined the areas of intervention, in particular capacity building for local players, the development of sustainable agriculture, the promotion of agricultural entrepreneurship and the establishment of social safety nets for vulnerable populations. They then assessed the timetable for carrying out the activities before unanimously approving the 2024 work plan and annual budget.
The FSRP in Chad targets 600,000 food system stakeholders with access to hydro and agrometeorological advisory services, 75,000 producers adopting climate-smart agricultural technologies and services, and 4,000 hectares of land under integrated landscape management practices. It aims to improve food and nutritional security by increasing agricultural production and promoting inclusive rural development, as well as intra-regional trade with Chad's West African neighbours.
At the close of this first session of the NPC, the members called for the mobilisation of all partners to support the FSRP and help strengthen the resilience of food systems in Chad.
