Against a backdrop of recurring food crises and the growing effects of climate change, Chad's Programme for the Resilience of Food Systems in West Africa and the Sahel (PRSA-TD) launched a major operation to distribute agricultural kits in three of the country's provinces from 17 to 25 April 2025. This initiative, run in collaboration with the Chadian government and various technical partners, aims to build the capacity of market garden producers in rural areas, some of the most vulnerable in the country.
The provinces targeted by this first phase of the campaign are Chari-Baguirmi, Hadjer-Lamis and Lac, three regions where food insecurity remains a major challenge. The beneficiaries, mainly local producers' organisations, received ploughing kits, NPK and urea fertilisers and pesticides to boost agricultural production. The aim is clear: to support the revival of market gardening and improve the food and nutritional security of the local population in the long term.
The operation was carried out in close coordination with the technical departments of the Ministry of Agricultural Production and Industrialisation, in particular the Agence Nationale d'Appui au Développement Rural (ANADER) and the Direction de la Production Végétale et des Cultures (DPVC). The administrative and local authorities also played a key role, facilitating logistics and community mobilisation on the ground.
For the Provincial Coordinator of PRSA-TD, this first distribution marks the start of a wider process. "This is an initial stage in a progressive strategy. Other localities in the programme's intervention zone will benefit from this support very soon", he assured us. The aim of the programme is to eventually cover all the priority rural areas to equip producers with the tools they need to cope with the climatic and economic shocks affecting the agricultural sector.
On the ground, the reactions of beneficiaries were not long in coming. Several producers have expressed their gratitude and hailed the support as "life-saving". For many, this aid gives new hope to rural families faced with increasing poverty. "This support will relieve the efforts of the members of our farmers' organisations and restore hope to the countryside", said Mbodou Mahamat, a farmer from the Lac region.
With this operation, the PRSA-TD is confirming its commitment to long-term action in support of resilient and inclusive agricultural development. It is to be hoped that the momentum generated will be intensified and sustained throughout the country.
