PROJ. D'AMEL. FILIERE COTON

The proposed project is part of the improvement of cotton production during the Plan II contract (1991/92 - 1993/94) in Chad. It constitutes an essential support point in the economic linkage strategy adopted by the Government. The project aims to improve the standard of living of the people of the Sudanese zone, which covers an area of 10,500 km2 where half of the country's population lives. Particular emphasis is placed on the intensification of cultivation and management of the cotton sector, on the promotion of food crops, but also and above all on the organization of the rural world through training, the popularization of new farming practices, support for producers and village associations. The industrial component consists of increasing seed cotton processing capacity by building the Pala II ginning plant, the delinting unit for the treatment of cotton seed for farmers in Gounou Gaya and the construction of the microfactory in Bébédjia to adapt it to technological developments in textile research.