Pastoralists in Somaliland’s Toghdeer region are feeding grain to their animals and exchanging weak animals for food due to extreme drought in parts of the region. Ibrahim Ahmed Quulle, an...

Irrigation farmers in Luq district of Gedo region say their harvest is being spoiled by plagues of insects. Farmers in villages of Hanoy, Maganey, Banmudul, Hero-kowad and Ararase near Luq...

Farmers in Gedo say agricultural yields have dropped significantly in some parts of the region citing conflict and insufficient Deyr rains as the main causes. Ismail Omar, a farmer in...

Fishermen in Hobyo district in Mudug region say they are suffering as prolonged storms have been preventing them from fishing. Hussein Mohamed Jama told Radio Ergo his small fishing boats...

A new regulation set by the regional administration of Lower Juba and local butchers’ association Sahan has impacted on livestock traders in Kismayo. The new rules set limits on the...

30 displaced farmers who have been living in Baidoa IDP camps for the past six years have received training to help them resume their livelihoods. The training focused on promoting...

Pastoralists in parts of Galgadud region are reporting outbreaks of livestock disease including foot-and-mouth disease. Said Maalim, a pastoralist in Dumodle settlement, 25 km west of Adado, told Radio Ergo’s...

The price of locally produced rice in Jowhar has doubled due to a fall in production of the crop over the past two years. Farah Aley sells local food products...

Farmers in Garash, Hiran and Lebow villages, some 25 km north of Beletweyne, say their crops have largely been destroyed by insects. One of the affected farmers, Omar Ibrahim Farah,...

Tomato farmers in Jowhar district of Middle Shabelle region say tomato production has severely declined due to plagues of insects and crop diseases. Mohamed Ali Afrah, tomato farmer, said pesticides...