Ideas for economic recovery in Somalia

[James Dahl]

Somalia has the most Camels in the world, and this is a large asset in itself.

Camel milk dairies could bottle and serve camel milk to the domestic and local international markets (Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Kenya, East Africa, etc).

Pastoralist Somalis could further diversify their economic activities for instance. New processes have been discovered to turn camel milk into a soft cheese like Brie, which afictionados refer to as Camelbert (a play on Camembert, the type of cheese it is most like). This cheese keeps much longer than milk, and could be shipped all over the world. Mauritanians are already doing this.

The Shabelle valley agricultural economy was completely destroyed in the war, and was in times past Somalia's economic heart, and getting that back up and running again would be a major facet of any economic recovery.

The highway system in Somalia needs some serious work done, and injecting money into rebuilding the shattered infrastructure here would make an enormous impact.

The Hobyo and Las Qoray port projects should be given a funding boost, and expansion of Mogadishu, Kismayo, Bosaso, Merka and Berbera ports undertaken. The highway should be expanded out to Hobyo and Las Qoray as well as Merka, and better roads from the major towns out to the country towns.

[James Dahl]

[FAH1223]

Mogadishu needs a beltway

[Gifted]

Is camel cheese any good?

[abdikarim86]

first they need to sort themselves out, before they start thinking about economic recovery,

gifted its disgusting, goat cheese is better

[Nabeela]

Is camel cheese any good?

I don't know, never thought about it. lol

I had camel milk though when I was little.

[Gifted]

lol Abdikarim, I bet it is, but I'd buy it either way to help out.

lol Nabz, I heard it taste of burnt milk and ciggarettes.

[admin]

I'd put infrastructure, especially highways, bridges, and trains my 1st priority. having peace and ready infrastructure is the 1st corner stone for opening your whole country for business.

The highway system in Somalia needs some serious work done, and injecting money into rebuilding the shattered infrastructure here would make an enormous impact.

[dawwa9]

For Puntland:

Petroleum and natural gas, Solar energy, Seawater desalination and making desert arable, Algae biodiesel, Bosaso Free trade zone.

That's a trillion dollar economy for you.

[abdikarim86]

gifted

camel milk is kinda salty and sour
have it everyday when i go on holiday to s/land everyear

apparantly its good for your health

[Somaliman50]

Is the rumours about Uranium in central Somalia actually true?

[James Dahl]

Is the rumours about Uranium in central Somalia actually true?

It's not a rumor, there's always been uranium in Galgaduud, they've known about it since the 1940s.

http://images.nationmaster.com/images/m ... g_2002.jpg

[snoop12]

hmmm. looks good, how does it taste

[GENERAL_SNM]

I think what somalia needs is peace with its and opening up of their markets that way we might not get back our land on paper put we'll own a fair share of their economy. Not to sure about las qorey port, why not saylac?

As for camels, I dont think there are any geljirees left to look after them, verybody has moved to the big cities. The war destroyed the fabric of somali society.

[JaMaaL-23]

Jama Dahir,

Australia has more Camels than Somalia, and no1 owns them they are wild whats missing is the Geeljire (camelherdsmen)
if you can recruit some from Somalia the prospects are limitless.