ProAgri – Smallholder Agriculture Market Support (SAMS) | Mapping International Cooperative Development Programmes

Cooperative Development Organisation

SOCODEVI – Société de coopération pour le développement international

Implementing Partners and Organisations

World Food Programme (WFP), ANADER, CNCPRT, administrative and customary authorities, territorial authorities, NGO partners, community-based producer organizations, and private value chain actors.

Period of Implementation

May 2026 - April 2028

Geographic scope

Africa: Chad

Cities: Provinces of Sila, Lac, Wadi Fira, Ouaddaï, and Logone Oriental

Budget

$ 3,404,012

€ 2 947 358

Donor(s)

Multilateral Aid: World Food Programme (WFP)

Others: private cocoa and chocolate companies

Sector(s)

Agriculture & Fisheries, Climate & Environment, Rural Development

Type of Activity

Governance and Organizational Strengthening, Networking, Technical Assistance & Advisory, Training & Capacity Building, Value Chains / Socioeconomic Circuits

Summary

The ProAgri – Smallholder Agriculture Market Support (SAMS) component aims to sustainably strengthen food security, economic resilience, and social cohesion in five provinces of Chad by fostering the economic integration of refugees, internally displaced persons, and host communities. Implemented by Socodevi with support from the World Food Programme (WFP), the project supports the structuring and professionalization of 240 agricultural cooperatives, the development of six local innovation platforms, access to markets and financing, and the promotion of inclusive entrepreneurship. Cross-cutting attention is given to gender equality, youth inclusion, and the prevention of social tensions.

Project Objectives

The project seeks to increase the resilience of vulnerable populations—refugees, internally displaced persons, and host communities—through inclusive, economically viable, and socially cohesive food systems. Its intermediate objectives are to build structured and inclusive producer organizations, improve access to markets, financing and economic services for cooperatives and their members, and strengthen social cohesion through inclusive multi-stakeholder governance and collaboration between host and refugee communities.

Website

https://socodevi.org/en/

Impact on SDGs

SDG1 - No Poverty

SDG2 - Zero Hunger

SDG5 - Gender Equality

SDG8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Main Indicators

240 cooperatives structured or revitalized and legally established in line with OHADA legislation; 6 multi-stakeholder innovation platforms established and operational; 192 individual microprojects and 63 collective microprojects financed and supported, mainly led by women and youth; and strengthened entrepreneurial, financial, and organizational capacities among cooperative members.

Impact Measurement

Impact will be measured through the strengthened resilience of vulnerable populations by tracking cooperative structuring, access to markets and financing, operationalization of innovation platforms, support to microprojects, and improvements in inclusive governance, social cohesion, and economic participation of women and youth.

Direct beneficiaries

Organisations: 240

Local stakeholders

World Food Programme (WFP), ANADER, CNCPRT, administrative and customary authorities, territorial authorities, NGO partners, community producer organizations, and private sector actors engaged in agricultural value chains.

Key Tags

Entrepreneurship, Environment, Informal economy