Camel Farm and Government Aircraft: The Unusual Chadian Project Cost the Country 2.1 Billion
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The camel farm project of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE) in Chad was determined from the beginning by the influence of Gáspár Orbán, who, as the project leader of the Africa Working Group, held all substantive decisions in his hands. The agricultural investment worth more than two billion forints, burdened with logistical and bureaucratic difficulties, was not completed by the original deadline of August 2026, …
The camel farm and center of excellence planned for Chad faced numerous challenges, according to internal documents obtained by 444. Gáspár Orbán's ideas slowed down the progress of the project, but sometimes the Hungary Helps agency also made extra requests and demands.
Under the supervision of Gáspár Orbán, a camel farm was built in Chad, and a GPS tracker was delivered by government plane - all of this required the approval of the "Project Manager".
The former prime minister's son was the de facto leader of the Hungarian mission in Chad, although he only served at the rank of centurion. He even micromanaged a camel model farm implemented as part of the mission, without whom no decisions could be made, and he repeatedly intervened in the implementation of the project.
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