News

As part of the implementation of the project to strengthen agricultural productivity and climate resilience (ProPAD) in Chad, the village of Amsinéné located in the commune of Amtiman, welcomed infrastructure on Saturday December 16, 2023 for its "climate-smart village". The aim is to encourage the adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices, thereby helping to build resilience and improve food security in Chad.

" The ProPAD project is an initiative of the government of the Republic of Chad, with financial and technical support from the World Bank. It is a sustainable development project aimed at combating food insecurity while addressing climate challenges. It aims to increase incomes through the financing of income-generating activities, as well as the adoption and promotion of innovative, climate-resilient technologies at community level", said Brahim Ali Ranga, interim local coordinator of the ProPAD project.

" It is in this context that the ProPAD project, through CORAF, has set up three (03) climate-smart villages in Maibessé in Moyen-Chari, Bédogo 2 in Mandoul and Amsinéné in Salamat in Chad. These projects will enable beneficiaries to test and promote the adoption of improved technologies to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen the resilience of farming systems in the target areas," he emphasized.

Various infrastructures, including solar-powered boreholes, have been built as part of the Climate Intelligent Villages (CIV). It should be noted that these boreholes are powered by solar energy and surrounded by a perimeter of several hectares fenced off for the implementation of activities.

The ProPAD project coordinator, Brahim Ali Ranga, expressed his gratitude to partners such as the World Bank, CORAF, ITRAD, the Conseil National de Concertation des Producteurs Ruraux du Tchad (CNCPRT), the Agence Nationale d'Appui au Développement Rural (ANADER) and contractors for their dedicated work. The mayor of the Amtiman commune, Ahmat Hassan Brémé, who attended the ceremony, also expressed his gratitude for the ProPAD project initiative. He urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the infrastructure handed over, so that other villages could also benefit in the future. As a reminder, the "Climate Intelligent Village (CIV)" approach is one in which agricultural research players work in partnership with rural communities and other stakeholders (weather forecasters, NGOs, local authorities, etc.) to test and validate several agricultural interventions in an integrated manner. The aim is to boost producers' ability to adapt to climate change, manage risks and build resilience. At the same time, the approach is expected to improve livelihoods and incomes and, where possible, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to ensure the sustainability of the proposed solutions.