Sustainable irrigation and water management in agricultural groups in Chad: The case study of Chari Baguirmi

21% of Chad's population lives in food insecurity. In order to overcome this problem, the country needs to find suitable solutions. The main objective of this study is to present rational and sustainable water management and suggestions for future projects to decision-makers in the public and private sectors by surveying farmers in agricultural groups in Chari-Baguirmi. SPSS 23 descriptive analysis tool was used to analyze the data about farmers' views on water management, sustainable irrigation and farming practices. A total of 92 participants were taken as a sample for the purpose of the study. In the study, the socio-economic status of the farmers, water management, sustainable irrigation, access to water, credit and land access. According to the results of the analysis, it was revealed that the farmers did not have basic knowledge about water management and sustainable irrigation. Deficient education level seems to be a major obstacle to disseminating knowledge. Especially low education level seems to be a major obstacle to the dissemination of knowledge. According to the results, it has been revealed that government support is lacking, and farmers do not have access to modern irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation due to high installation costs or do not have access to necessary information.