The only PPP agency in Somalia empowered by government decrees to develop cooperatives from production through food processing to the agri-food supply chain
OCHA organised yesterday a mission to Belet Weyne, one of the areas worst-affected by recent flooding in Somalia.
Humanitarian actors and local authorities are working together to address the most urgent needs of flood-affected people, especially shelter, water and hygiene kits
Dr. Kees Blokland of @Agriterra presents coop examples worldwide and shows how development happens faster and more equitably when organized farmers reach the tipping point where they invest in their own cooperatives #ADBManila#CSOPLASA#AgriCoops
“Making agriculture more attractive to youth can potentially reduce migration from rural areas. “ Yet, the attractiveness of agriculture comes with the introduction of ag & IC technology, products of new services and products. Hence, the urge for rural off-farm #employment https://t.co/LmmoiuPVDF
Following the flooding tragedy in Beletweyn, all partners should increase their efforts to prevent and at least contain any outbreak of disease in the region.
#BREAKING: Turkish Red Crescent to launch humanitarian aid mission to help tens of thousands of people affected by floods in #Baladweyne town, about 335km away from #Mogadishu. #Turkey is the real brother of #Somalia
Dire situation in Beledweyne district, thousands of families displaced from their homes and lost all their belongings after severe floods hit almost all the city. There is no shelter, n electricity, no clean water, no toilets. immediate lifesaving response needed now #CaawiWalaal
Somalia. Floods in Baladweyn Town and Surrounding Villages are washing away thousands of hectares of farmlands with many Farmers and School Children being cut off due to muddy roads. The flood waters entered deep into City Centre and people began fleeing. https://t.co/6G9q0NHrq3
Somali National News Agency (SONNA)-Over four thousand people were displaced after heavy rains and river floods in Beledweyne town. SONNA reported. Beledweyne District Commissioner, Mohamed told the Agency that there are difficult situations in the town. https://t.co/sKP817gtBO
For the last 4days, heavy floods are reported to fall in Somalia’s central town of Hiiraan, days after river floods displaced thousands of families. The rainfall washed down hundreds of houses and farming lands, forcing many to flee to the nearby villages https://t.co/FsFqclo41y
Turkey and Somalia signed an agreement to reconstruct storage reservoir in Middle Shabelle region. Project which will be implemented by Turkish Cooperation & Coordination Agency. It aims to rebuild the Jowhar Off-Stream Storage Reservoir used for irrigation and flood management.