L’Agriculture de proximité à N’Djamena, enjeux socio-économiques et perspectives

Local agriculture is a form of agricultural practice that promotes geographic proximity between producers and consumers, as well as the enhancement of the territory and the development of local potential. It is carried out in shared plots or gardens, individually or collectively. Such economic activity is problematic because it carries within itself a fundamental antagonism: as a rural function, it is not appropriate for urban space. Since it is practiced in the city, and moreover in a capital like N’Djamena, there is every reason to question its capacity to maintain itself in this urban spatial framework which is a priori inappropriate for it. Based on observations, field images and a socio-demographic survey carried out among 116 producers met among the nearly 600 identified on operating sites, the spatialization of local agriculture is carried out for the town of N’ Djamena, before analyzing its actors and its impacts. In addition to having revealed the importance and the role that this agricultural practice plays in the city through its socio-economic issues and its multiple functions, we reached the result according to which it contributes to food security through its permanent contribution and at the same time generates income-generating activities through the commercial chain from wholesaler to retailers. This activity contributes to maintaining the ecosystem, it can be a way for medium-sized African cities to strengthen food security in a context of climate change. Finally, this study lifts the veil on an activity which deserves particular consideration in the formulation of urban development policies.