The greening of Western Galgaduud

[Voltage]

I am totally impressed. Reer Caabudwaaq were the quintessential nomadic Somali type who disdained farming and looked down at it as below them. Civilizing is at work wallahi, taking back the desert

[Archerr]

Judging by those small hoses in the picture it looks like they are employing drip irrigation in these farms. What they are doing here is beautiful. I have always been obsessed with trees from a young age. I planted a papaya tree in our front yard when I was just a kid kawaran and within a year the family were already picking fruits from it. They should consider growing pecan trees if the soil will allow them.

[RovingMadness]

Voltage,

That's actually normal for this region. During certain times of the year and depending on the climate, a small-scale farming can be carried out in Galgaduud. I remember eating home-grown water-melons in Ceeldheer back in the summer of '98. Unfortunately, the region is famous for it's red soil and it's mostly unsuitable for agriculture.

[Voltage]

Yeah I know there is a rainy season but if you look closely, like Qansa said, they are not reliant on the rain but on drip irrigation system. It seems independent and could work year round.

[samadoon-waaxid]

nice picts ,I have always believed that with some training to the farmers,the right equipment,improved seeds,drip irrigation,tilting free farming, and less eroded soil,even the most arid places in Somalia are farm-able.farming is the single most important element for any civilization(if we were ever to have one) and the gate to modernization and industrialization.