Somaliland is predominantly a nomadic pastoral community that traditionally depends on livestock. Agriculture ranks second to livestock, with the main agricultural areas offering the biggest potential yields being in the Districts of Hargeisa, Gabiley, Boroma and Baki. Other districts with promising, largely untapped potential are Sheikh, Odweine and Erigavo. With the return of farmers to their land, the agricultural sector has begun to show signs of recovery; but due to technical and logistical obstacles and ineffectiveness of Government institutions, progress in the agricultural sector remains slow. International assistance to establish emergency and rehabilitation programmes for agriculture in various regions of the country and to contribute to food security, stability and settlement would be invaluable. UN and international agencies have undertaken rehabilitation of some irrigated farms; and production appears to be recovering, as has the resumption of exports to Djibouti.
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:02 pm
by AwdalPrince
Odweyne has some agricultural lands but people still stick to their old pastoral lifestyle, it's time for people to change.
I encourage more fishing and farming, a lifestyle which develops a civilization
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:05 pm
by The_Emperior5
We should encourage farming even though our people look down on it
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:11 pm
by HooBariiska
The grass is always greener on the other side. Lets capture the Nugaal valley
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:40 pm
by HaragWafi85
AwdalPrince wrote:Odweyne has some agricultural lands but people still stick to their old pastoral lifestyle, it's time for people to change.
I encourage more fishing and farming, a lifestyle which develops a civilization
Some communities of Oodweyne region do actually farm such as those of Xaaxi ,Gatiitaley(which won the best home grown organic foods in 2009-2010 of Somaliland) but majority of the regions population are pastrolists. I agree we should have more people doing fishing and farming in Somaliland making use of the fertile lands and vast areas of coastlines.
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:19 pm
by HaragWafi85
The_Emperior5 wrote:We should encourage farming even though our people look down on it
Agricultural areas of Western Somaliland
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:05 pm
by anonymousfaarax
Images of the agrivultural areas of Somaliland, mainly western somaliland.
^ Arabsiyo looking west, june 2011.
(balli)
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:33 am
by HaragWafi85
Medisho and Daallo of Erigavo district.
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:11 am
by original dervish
Hey whatever happened to the the rice growing project.......were the results positive?
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:47 am
by HaragWafi85
^^ Prof Geedoole Wasiirka Beeraha Somaliland oo ku dhawaaqay in lagu guuleystay tijaabadii bariiskii dalka Laga beeray.
Mashallah. This picture looks like how I imagine jannah to look. All you need is a gazelle and some doves flying and it would look like paradise on earth.
Re: Agricultural areas of Somaliland
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:42 pm
by original dervish
very few people know that there is an immense subterranean river that flows east from the Ethiopian highlands, at a depth of 5km through northern somalia under the nugaal and into the Indian ocean.
if this water was harnessed it would solve not only the drinking water problems, but make somalia food self sufficient.
We should stop chasing the oil/gas pipe dream and concentrate on our water resources.
