Petit périmètre irrigué villageois : Un atout de gestion intégrée des ressources en eau dans le bassin Chari-Logone au Tchad

The irrigation process is old and its dynamic has moved towards the promotion of small village irrigated areas where the involvement of producer’s production is more important. The establishment of business management and supervision entities has been a success. But their sustainable operation has not lived up to expectations by the low capitalization of local competence. The study addresses the question of sustainability of agricultural development in the Sahel. The aim is to contribute to the integrated water resources management process though an understanding the implication of the collective management of these infrastructures. The work was based on a situational diagnosis (physical and social) though open survey and interviews as well as documentary data on the structure developed. Management difficulties have affected equipment maintenance as well as the organization of the actors. However, this experience remains to be capitalized.