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Does any body know where I can get in VA???

This is why Somalis need to start making Camel Cheese.

James,

This business benefits from AGOA which waives tariffs and customs on AGOA participating nations.

Precisely, in terms of Camel Milk, however Camel Cheese does not require daily flights because it can keep for years, and Mauritania (not a member state) has started exporting Camel Cheese to the USA via France.

Plus, Camel Cheese is worth more.

James,

Indeed it is. The only barrier is that it requires a lot of research and bureaucracy to deal with before initial exports can be made.

Quote " This is why Somalis need to start making Camel Cheese.


Maybe I should start buying camels of my own.... Anyway I love "Caano Geel"

Camel's milk is an acquired taste. For cheese lover's, however, the wierder the better. I would expect the cheese to find a far wider market. Agree with James.

On the same note, Australia ships refrigerated beef all over the world. It would probably take an FDA inspection at some point, but halal ari, lo' and geel would find a ready market in the States and elsewhere.

Kambuli,

There was a camel corps in the American Southwest early on. I would have to check the history to get the dates, but anyway, when they were no longer needed the camels were just let loose. Just as in Australia, they did very well; so well they were eliminated in the 30's(?) as a threat to native species and domestic stock.

There is no doubt they will thrive there.

Grant,

I smell $$$.

I can import 20 of my nomadic relatives to manage the livestock All we need to do is import a herd of 30 camels and on average one camel is born every 2 years so after a period of 4-5 years the herd would be available commercially.

The cheaper option is to open a commercial slaugherhouse certified by the FDA and EU to meet their export standards.

Because Camel Cheese is naturally low in lactose and cholesterol, it has the potential to have a bigger market than just cheese enthusiasts

AbdiWahab252 wrote:Grant,

I smell $$$.

I can import 20 of my nomadic relatives to manage the livestock All we need to do is import a herd of 30 camels and on average one camel is born every 2 years so after a period of 4-5 years the herd would be available commercially.

The cheaper option is to open a commercial slaugherhouse certified by the FDA and EU to meet their export standards.

Hmm interesting idea. The whole great basin of the states is hot and dry and virtually uninhabited, it'd be cheap to buy huge amounts of land.

i had camel milk in dubai. nothing beats cold suusac under the heat of the arabian sun.

Grant thanks

I believe nothing beats camel milk..From fresh when they are directly from the camel ee "Xoorka leeyihiin" to the last stage called "Karuur", when the Sayid said:

Web markaan ka siiyaa,
Indhaha wahab ka duulaaye,
Ma wareero mana waasho,
Naxariisna waan kala fogaanaaye...

No wonder, the Sayid had always karuur with him

[quote="James Dahl
Hmm interesting idea. The whole great basin of the states is hot and dry and virtually uninhabited, it'd be cheap to buy huge amounts of land.[/quote]

James,

Virtually all of it is Federal land that has been under lease to the same sheep and cow operations for generations. Most own a "home place" where they grow hay for winter forage, but pasture the herds on the public land whenever possible. I am pretty sure there is no such thing as a grazing permit for camels at this time.

You would almost certainly have to start by buying farm land, which comes with water rights, and is no cheaper than anywhere else in the country. I am guessing Camel permits would require negotiations at least at the top level of the Department of the Interior.

Still..............

The last time i had it was a visit to Karin Dabel-weyn Kambuli hadaad taqaniid.