AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK
Rain-fed farmers in Middle Shabelle turn to irrigation
(ERGO) - Farmers in five villages in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region have raised community funds to construct an irrigation...
Debt collectors chase Somali pastoralists for cash borrowed to survive the drought
(ERGO) - Hassan Aabi is carrying the weight of a huge burden on his shoulders as he counts off the...
Management of grazing lands in Puntland saves pastoralists and their herds from drought
(ERGO) - Local authorities are helping communities in parts of Puntland to revive a traditional method of managing grazing lands,...
Indigenous horses dying out in northern Somalia
(ERGO) - Dahir Mohamed Jam’a has lived around horses all his life but changes in the way of life in...
Birds and squirrels destroy farms in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle
(ERGO) - Fadumo Mohamed Adan’s hope of a good harvest has been dashed after all the seeds she planted were...
Invasive trees hurt livelihoods of Somali herders and farmers in Sool
(ERGO) - Pastoralists and farmers in Teleh, in northern Somalia’s Sool region, are increasingly worried about an invasive parasite tree...
Somaliland farmers urged to use ox ploughs to keep up production
(ERGO) - The Somaliland government is urging farmers to plough their fields using oxen or donkeys to avoid missing the...
Vegetable shortage in Mogadishu due to water crisis in Shabelle river breadbasket farms
(ERGO) - A shortage of vegetables has led to sharp price rises in the markets of the Somali capital Mogadishu,...
Farmers near Hargeisa lost entire harvest in flash floods
(ERGO) - Farmers in a village near Hargeisa have seen their fields of vegetables and other crops washed away by...
Sad loss of date harvest for farmers in Sanag village
(ERGO) - Hopes of a good harvest of dates after a year-long wait for farmers in a village in northern...
DAILY PROGRAMMES
