AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK
New source of water boosts Mudug farmers after three years of drought
(ERGO) - Aweys Hersi Dahir’s family is celebrating their first good harvest after three years of drought in northern Somalia’s...
Somaliland farmers losing out to cheap food imported from Ethiopia
(ERGO) - Somaliland farmers are complaining that cheap imports of food from Ethiopia are driving prices down in the local...
Goats die of disease in Galmudug as vets say they lack vaccine
(ERGO) - An outbreak of smallpox has killed around 300 goats in the last three weeks in Galo, 45 m...
Somaliland farmers distressed by insects destroying crops in Salahley
(ERGO) - Harvests from 550 farms in Salahley, 80 km south of Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa, have been destroyed by pests....
Herders welcome livestock vaccination campaign in Somaliland
Mass livestock herd immunity campaigns have been conducted in parts of Somaliland over the last two months, aiming to vaccinate...
Somali farmers in Middle Shabelle try to combat destructive Fall Armyworm crop pest
(ERGO) - Yakub Bule, 48, first noticed the unusual insects eating his crops on his farm in Bananey, just outside...
Somaliland livestock trade boosted by new export market in Oman
(ERGO) - Livestock dealers in Somaliland are expecting to export 50,000 goats during the month of Ramadan to newly opened...
Herders in Galgudud restock their animals with hopes of reviving their livelihoods
(ERGO) - Pastoralist families in Galgadud region who lost their livestock in the drought have started restocking their herds, bringing...
IDP farmers in Baidoa given seeds and cash to go home to plant their farms
Seeds and cash have been distributed to around 7,000 drought-hit farming families displaced within southern Somalia’s South West regional state,...
Bardera vegetable glut brings relief to households and pain to small farmers
A bumper harvest of vegetables in Bardera, in southern Somalia’s Gedo region, has brought relief to local households on one...
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