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Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Somaliland
INVESTING IN AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK
& FISHERIES
Hon. Minister Farah Elmi Mahmoud
Minister for Agriculture
Republic of Somaliland
14 October, 2014
TYPE OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCE
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Sector is predominantly subsistence through rain-fed
production of cereals mainly sorghum and maize.
The irrigated agriculture has a commercial
component through production and selling of fruits
and vegetables mainly orange ,mango, guavas ,
papaya and tomatoes ,cabbages, okra, onions and
lettuce respectively.
Rain-fed farming accounts for 90% and irrigation 10%
of all agricultural activities in the country
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GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT
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Directed to attract direct foreign investment which is expected to
enhance local skills, know how, and accelerate growth through
capital accumulation, technology transfer and trade.
There are also initiatives to review and formulate Acts on
Agricultural Production, natural resource management,
Information Management System, Marketing and Investment and
Coordination and Institutional Framework.
Government continues to create an enabling environment for
private sector to participate in production and commercial
activities that were once performed by the Government.
This will improve efficient use of the public resources, accelerate
diversification, enhance domestic competitiveness and promote
environmental sustainable development
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE
There is great potential, which if appropriately exploited, will greatly improve
agricultural production and increase its contribution to the national economy and
household food security. These include:•
A large cropping areas and diverse production resources;
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Land resource base estimated at a total land area of 68,000 square
miles (178,459.2km2) equivalent to 17,845,920 hectares
(approximately 18 million hectares) out of which 10% equivalent to 1.8
million hectares are suitable for crop production with proper land laws
guiding their use.
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Diverse and favourable climate and agro-ecological zones, which can
support a wide range of crop production species and activities.
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Readily available domestic market due to increasing population,
urbanization and high economic growth that stimulate higher
demands for crop products.
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Geographical location of the country makes it accessible to potential
export markets.
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Availability of initially trained manpower and relatively low cost labour
in most fields of crop/agriculture production.
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Existence of a wide range of valuable Indigenous Technical Knowledge
(ITK) related to crop production.
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Existence of political and social stability
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LIVESTOCK
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The economy of Somaliland mainly depends on livestock production,
which has historically and culturally been the mainstay of livelihood for
the majority of the people. The livestock production system in
Somaliland is predominantly pastoral and agro-pastoral, employing
over 70% of the population. Livestock production contributes 60% of
the GDP and about 85% of foreign export earnings.
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Livestock is the source of livelihood for pastoralists, contributes to the
Government revenues, and provides employment to a wide range of
professionals and other service providers. Somaliland has a long
history of live animal export to the Arabian Gulf states through Berbera
port on the Red Sea
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14 October 2014
LIVESTOCK EXPORTED COUNTRIES
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UAE
Yemen
Oman
Bahrain
Egypt
Qatar
Kuwait
Export statistics 2013
per head
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Sheep & Goats
Camel
Cattle
Total
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2,875,494
189,103
75,898
3,140,495
INVESTMENT IN LIVESTOCK
• Fodder production
• Cattle Dairy farm
(milk product)
• Camel dairy farms
(milk product)
• Meat value added
• Animal fattening
• Leather industry
• Meat processing
industries
• Honey production
• Honey value added
• Poultry farms
• Milk value added
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GOVERNMENT POLICY AND LAWS
• Agriculture policy
• Agriculture acts
• Agriculture master
plan
• Livestock policy
• Livestock act
• Animal health code
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