Can anyone explain why it was so hard to grow wheat domestically before ? All our wheat comes from Ukraine mainly
I know it has something to do with climate
Wheat in Somalia
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Can anyone explain why it was so hard to grow wheat domestically before ? All our wheat comes from Ukraine mainly
I know it has something to do with climate
My question was why cant it grow in Somalia not Somali galbeed
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because galbeed has areas with consistent monthly rainfall + cooler temperatures.
Too bad, Galbeed isnt somalia for now so its off topic
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Very high temperatures, not much diurnal changes in temperature, humid conditions can lead to fungal growth, etc... Wheat has only recently been bred/modified to tolerate tropical conditions. It is a temperate crop domesticated in areas that are much cooler than Somalia.
This is probably a bad idea from a water conservation standpoint as wheat is ~30% less efficient than corn in terms of liters per kcal. Somalia should probably not be growing wheat anywhere outside of Gedo and Gabilay district. We don't have the water for it, especially not in Lower Shabelle.
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What about Hiraan ? They have the Shabelle and fertile lands
@reer is correct historically it was mostly Somali farmers(Gadaburs,, Isa, Gerri, Abaskul) from Galbeed that grew wheat which was even exported from Berbera. Juwarry is sorghum btw.
I suspect that it probably also grew in mountainous highland areas in the north like Cal Madow and other hills similar to how they are attempting to grow coffee there now because of the elevation cool climate. A lot of Mountainous Areas of the north like Golis used be like that before the degradation at the turn of the 20th century.
The high yield wheat variety he has grown in Southern Somalia is made to be suitable to it's climate variability and soil through experimentation, testing etc, its similar to the maize hybrid seed varieties that agro-cultural scientists like Hussein Haji from SATG and others have worked on. They require less water and are drought resistant etc .
They are doing the same thing in Somaliland. So it's a major breakthrough that Prof Jeylaani has made because Somaliland will be less dependant on Galbeed and similarly Southern Somalia will be less dependent on wheat imports as well.
I suspect that it probably also grew in mountainous highland areas in the north like Cal Madow and other hills similar to how they are attempting to grow coffee there now because of the elevation cool climate. A lot of Mountainous Areas of the north like Golis used be like that before the degradation at the turn of the 20th century.
The high yield wheat variety he has grown in Southern Somalia is made to be suitable to it's climate variability and soil through experimentation, testing etc, its similar to the maize hybrid seed varieties that agro-cultural scientists like Hussein Haji from SATG and others have worked on. They require less water and are drought resistant etc .
They are doing the same thing in Somaliland. So it's a major breakthrough that Prof Jeylaani has made because Somaliland will be less dependant on Galbeed and similarly Southern Somalia will be less dependent on wheat imports as well.
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