Finally some positive news about Somalia

[World]

i'm actually part of a group who will bring a irrigation system in sanaag to help with agriculture... turning sea water into drinkable water.... we are just waiting for somalilanders to leave our state...

The Cal Madow mountains in Sanaag receive 750-850 mm of rainfall which all goes to waste in the sea. Why turn to sea water when you have water resources like this going to waste?

 

[BenInHer]

The Cal Madow mountains in Sanaag receive 750-850 mm of rainfall which all goes to waste in the sea. Why turn to sea water when you have water resources like this going to waste?

the sea is infinite and building a compound near is safer... the mountains guarantee no safety while the hillbillies live off of it..

 

[World]

the sea is infinite and building a compound near is safer... the mountains guarantee no safety while the hillbillies live off of it..

That technology is ridiculously expensive and costs billions not even included the energy needs which Somalia simply doesn’t have, it won’t be affordable for the next 30-50 years. That’s why I suggest building simple dams/rainwater catchments around the Cal Madow mountains and all of the seasonal streams which go to waste every year.

 

[RasCanjero-]

shipping the animal is cheaper than building a factory considering all the equipment that goes with it

But I think it could be doable get a group of investors and start making a mini factory

Factories are better for the country than every Abdi that wants to build a hotel like everyone else

I think the main constraint is finding a market that would take our stuff.

Markets in Europe and the States have protectionist policies in place (either tariffs or standards we can't afford to meet without huge investments).

Since small groups of pastoralist can't meet the standards needed for those markets we have no choice but to sell to the Gulf.

However I doubt the gulf market would accept our processed meat products without us fighting a price war with those that used to buy our livestock.

Anyways my main point is...

Someone needs to find a market outlet for halal meat (i.e guaranteed buyers) in developed markets and then invest in the infrastructure ... not the other way round.

 

[Apollo]

Somalia mostly exports live animals, not meat.

 

[BenInHer]

That technology is ridiculously expensive and costs billions not even included the energy needs which Somalia simply doesn’t have, it won’t be affordable for the next 30-50 years. That’s why I suggest building simple dams/rainwater catchments around the Cal Madow mountains and all of the seasonal streams which go to waste every year.

theirs alot of factors, electricity is differently one of the problem.. the one we are looking into cost 40million plus expenses not billions... besides i have a very small part in all of this... they thought about all this and thought there option was the best atm.... i'm just tagging along

 

[Merchant of Mogadishu]

Someone needs to find a market outlet for halal meat (i.e guaranteed buyers) in developed markets and then invest in the infrastructure ... not the other way round.

The question is, who would be those guaranteed buyers? I can only think of the Gulf nations. You could also say North Africa, but are their markets developed enough?

 

[RasCanjero-]

The question is, who would be those guaranteed buyers? I can only think of the Gulf nations. You could also say North Africa, but are their markets developed enough?

The Gulf and North Africa already have a strong domestic competitive landscape and probably stringent protectionist systems in place.

There would be less profit involved if we were to try to sell meat products in their markets.

Instead if someone researched who the biggest suppliers are in the West and put together some deals with those that would fit their requirements.

Just a dozen decent sized halal meat suppliers in the US and UK could probably handle 5-10% of our current exports (excluding camels).

All it would take is a killer price and an agreed level of quality and you could push for a long term (3-4 years) supply contract that would make the investments in Somalia worthwhile.

The other route would be to somehow sell to the stores directly through cash and carry deals and other similar warehouse setups in the States.