Chadian herders to benefit from water projects

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The impoverished African country has abundant pastoral resources but these are under-used because of the scarcity of water delivery systems, the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said in a news release issued on Friday.

"The project will improve pastoral water infrastructure and access to water for nomadic herders," IFAD said, noting that it would benefit several Chadian programmes, such as poverty reduction and agricultural development.

IFAD is currently financing six projects in Chad for a total investment of USD 74 million.