Christianity in the North

[EDsomali]

Northern Somalia is uninhabitable for anything but pure pastoralists which Somalis are.

How could Harla farmers live there?

 

[Grant]

Northern Somalia is uninhabitable for anything but pure pastoralists which Somalis are.

How could Harla farmers live there?

The known Harla settlements were largely in the Amoud/Borama area and in the Nugaal valley. which once received enough rainfall to support extensive wildlife and grazing for shorthorn cattle. There has been less rainfall in more recent times, but agriculture is still possible. The Nugaal river is dry at the end of Jilaal, but actually runs most of the year and probably supported reservoirs and irrigation. The article on the Harla settlement in the Nugaal, above, mentions a large catchment basin.

Amoud University has a college of agriculture and the environment.
https://www.amouduniversity.org/

The farming belt in modern Somaliland extends from Borama to Hargeisa.

http://www.fao.org/gender-landright...ist/general-introduction/en/?country_iso3=SOM

"Somaliland, situated in the northern part of the country, has an area of 137 600 square kilometres. In 2008, the population is estimated at 3.5 million, with a density of 25 people per square kilometre. Fifty-five percent of the population is either nomadic or semi-nomadic, while 45 percent live in urban centres or rural towns. The backbone of the economy is livestock. The total number of livestock in the country is estimated at 24 million in 2008. The agricultural belt – Borama-Baki-Gebiley-Hargeisa – is inhabited by the 5–15 percent of the population who form the agropastoral group. Farming is mainly considered as a complement to livestock production. The average farm size is 8 ha. About 10 percent of the total area of Somaliland is classified as suitable for agricultural production, of which 3 percent is actually under cultivation. Maize and sorghum are the predominant crops and are grown under rainfed farming by widely scattered smallholders. Due to weather variability, extreme fluctuations in production and yield are common (15)."

The farming in the Nugaal can and should be re-established. The water that goes over the cliff at Eyl is a sad and total waste.

 

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