On Friday, 31 October 2025, the meeting room of the Ministry of Agricultural Production and Industrialisation hosted the official departure ceremony for 129 Chadian students receiving scholarships from the Food System Resilience Programme in the Sahel and West Africa (FSRP-TD).
Chaired by the Minister of Agricultural Production and Industrialisation, the ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including the acting national coordinator of PRSA-TD, the programme's implementing partners, as well as the scholarship recipients and their families.
In his welcome address, the acting coordinator of FSRP-TD recalled that this first wave marks a decisive step in the implementation of the programme, which aims to strengthen human and institutional capacities for a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable food system.
Taking the floor, the Minister of Agricultural Production and Industrialisation expressed his pride and satisfaction at seeing these young Chadians embark on an academic adventure that brings hope.
"Through this initiative, the Government, with the financial support of the World Bank and the technical support of the AGRHYMET Regional Centre, reaffirms its commitment to placing human capital development at the heart of the transformation of the agricultural sector," he said.
Of the 183 scholarship recipients selected, 129 will continue their professional training at the AGRHYMET Regional Centre in areas such as food and nutrition security, natural resource management, plant protection and climate change. The other 54 will join partner universities for research training in irrigation, food biotechnology, soil fertility or agricultural statistics.
The Minister, alongside the Acting Coordinator of FSRP-TD, presented a symbolic cheque for thirty million CFA francs to two students representing all the beneficiaries, as a sign of encouragement and recognition. On this occasion, the Minister urged the winners to show discipline, rigour and patriotism throughout their training.
"You are now ambassadors for Chad. Come back with solid skills to contribute to the resilience of the national food system," he said.
This ceremony, marked by emotion and optimism, reflects Chad's vision of ensuring sustainable food security by training a new generation of competent and committed agricultural managers.
