AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK
Drought stress brings women into livestock market jobs in central Somalia
(ERGO) - Farhiya Mohamed Ali, a single mother of four children, quickly picked up the tough negotiating skills needed to...
Surge in charcoal production raises concern in drought-torn Gedo region of southern Somalia
(ERGO) - Drought-hit families living on the outskirts of El-waq, in southern Somalia’s Gedo region, have been turning to cutting forests...
Lower Juba farmers hope for better harvests with new irrigation equipment
Yarow Sheikh Abdi, 56, is looking forward to reviving his own small farming business after three years of earning a...
Nugal farmers switch from vegetables to cereal crops as water remains short
Farmers in Jibagalle village in drought-hit Nugal region have turned from vegetable to cereal crop production due to the shortage...
Qansadhere farmers want AMISOM off their land
(ERGO) - Farmers in Qansadhere in southern Somalia’s Bay region are demanding their land back from an Ethiopian contingent of African...
Severe water crisis affects Shabelle farmers
More than 2,500 hectares of cereals and vegetables planted on farms in Afgoye, Jannale, Qoryoolay and Kurtunwarey districts in southern...
Animals dying of disease in ‘neglected’ area of Middle Shabelle
Herders in Mahaday district of southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region complain that they are losing their goats to an outbreak...
Woeful harvests in Somaliland lead to food shortages
Food production on small farms across Somaliland fell by around 75 per cent last year due to the prolonged drought...
Woman sells off last goats to invest in a restaurant in southern Somalia
Nadifo Elmi Wasuge, 34, is pleased with the decision she made to sell up her remaining livestock and go into...
Herders flee parched Sanag villages and head for mountainous coastal areas
Pastoralist families with their last remaining livestock have been migrating long distances from drought-stricken parts of northern Somalia to the...
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