Chad - Pastoral Livestock System Support Project (PASEP)

The Pastoral Livestock System Support Project (PASEP) was identified in the context of the Rural Development Intervention Programme (PIDR) which is a well-structured, coherent and expandable framework of multi donors for the implementation of all the strategic axes of the CSDR. PASEP aims at organizing and consolidating the mechanism whereby beneficiaries themselves are in control of their development initiatives, following State withdrawal. Consequently, a “live and let live” policy will come into being although the possibility to intervene will remain open with a view to addressing weaknesses, assessing results and controlling the quality of services provided. It will contribute better to reducing poverty and boosting food security in the country because it remains the most widespread system (82% of the stock, providing subsistence for more than 1.7 million people), contributing significantly to agricultural (32%) and national (12.7%) GDP and acting as a genuine social, economic and environmental capital. The main components of the project are: a) enhanced professionalization of livestock operators; (b) support to production, marketing and processing; (c) Building the capacity of the service providers; and (d) project management.