As part of the Agricultural Sector Resilience Programme (PRSA), the World Bank and the National Agency for Investments and Exports (ANIE) jointly conducted a capacity‑building workshop on Thursday, 18 June 2026 in Bakara. The training focused on managing exports and imports of agricultural products, international standards, and plant and animal quarantine systems.

In his opening remarks, Gotoraye Arnaud, coordinator of the Agricultural Market and Trade Dashboard for PRSA‑TD, stressed that access to foreign markets remains a major challenge for Chadian producers. They face numerous obstacles, including complex export procedures, compliance with quality and safety standards, and the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

The training aimed to sharpen participants’ operational skills in international certification, export logistics chains, and customs risk prevention.

Deputy Director General of ANIE, Dadi Adoum Arsin, emphasised that the initiative aligns with the government’s vision for Chad. That vision prioritises economic diversification, local processing of national produce, private sector development, and export promotion. It also fits into the National Development Plan “Chad Connexion 2030”, which seeks to make the private sector a driver of growth, job creation, and regional economic integration.

To achieve this ambition, it is crucial to build an economy that produces more and sells more beyond its borders. Boosting exports thus becomes a real lever for economic sovereignty.

The entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area opens a market of over 1.4 billion consumers. In this new environment, only countries that invest in quality, standardisation, certification, and the capacity of their operators will fully benefit from African economic integration. Chad cannot afford to stay on the sidelines of this momentum.

ANIE aims to create an ecosystem where businesses find information, technical support, market opportunities, and the partnerships they need to grow. The agency wants to be a close partner, a growth catalyst, a trade facilitator, and a true ambassador of Chadian know‑how on international markets.

This training is one concrete example of that ambition. It marks a new step in the collective commitment to a more competitive agriculture, more efficient enterprises, and a Chad more integrated into regional and international trade. The workshop brought together public‑ and private‑sector actors involved in agricultural trade, sanitary and phytosanitary controls, production, processing, and export promotion.