Chad - Feasibility for the Development of 135 000 Ha of Irrigation Schemes

This project will support the preparation of a programme for irrigation development over an area of 135,000 ha. It concerns studies to create an enabling environment for investment in the irrigation subsector as a means of contributing to the reduction of food and nutritional insecurity, and spurring agricultural sector growth. The proposed studies will help the Chadian Government to prepare a programme for the development of irrigation over an area of 135,000 ha. The study will be conducted in three phases over a cumulative period of 11 months. However, the overall estimated duration of the project is a maximum of 24 months, including the time required to recruit the consultant, liaise and validate the documents. Its total cost is estimated at UA 800,000 (EUR 952, 000), net of taxes and duties. A dossier will be prepared at the end of the studies and submitted to the Government, which will be the basis for the organisation of a donors’ round table to mobilise resources for financing the first tranche of the 18,000 ha priority sites.