Agriculture in Chad

In 2020, approximately 80% of Chad's labor force was employed in the agricultural sector.[1] This sector of the economy accounts for 52.3% of the GDP, as of 2017.[2] With the exception of cotton production, some small-scale sugar cane production, and a portion of the peanut crop, Chad's agriculture consists of subsistence food production.[3]

A farmer in a field.

The East Sudanian savanna, which accounts for about 10% of the total land area, contains the nation's most fertile croplands. Settled agricultural communities growing a wide variety of food crops are its main features. Fishing is important in the rivers, and families raise goats, chickens, and, in some cases, oxen for plowing. In 1983 about 72% of all land under cultivation in Chad was in the East Sudanian savanna.[3]

  1. ^ International Trade Administration. "Chad - Country Commercial Guide". Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ Central Intelligence Agency. GDP – composition, by sector of origin. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Collelo, Thomas, ed. (1990). Chad: A Country Study (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 92–106. ISBN 0-16-024770-5. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)