Somalia tackles insecurity faced by farmers

By Muhammad Tijani
Kanempress
25th July 2023

Somalian President, Hassan Mohamud says his country is emerging from difficulties caused by insecurity and terrorists, hindering farmers to access farms.

Speaking in Rome at the UN Food system discussion, President Mohamud of Somalia, said that his country was regaining itself after years of absence, caused by challenges.

“We are emerging from that difficult situation both in the security issue by defeating Al-Shabab in many areas of the country; by coming out of four successive years of drought in Somalia and this year is the best year we are getting enough rains,” he said.

President Mohamud
said Somalia is reorganising itself and that citizens have begun producing food again with support from private banks and micro finance banks.

According to him the traditional models of financing may not assist Somalia to overcome the challenges it faced.

“What we need is a new and creative model of accessing international financial institutions in most countries in Africa and especially fragile countries like Somalia,” President Mohamud said.

“We need a new approach to financing the food systems, not the traditional models.”

Similarly, the Deputy President of Kenya, Gachagua, said the Africa needs to be seen differently based on challenges confronting it.

Deputy President of Kenya, Gachagua listed the many challenges to include armed conflict, climate change ss well as terrorism.

“Therefore, we are calling upon the world; we calling on our partners all over the world to look at the issues on the African continent from a different perspective and apply very aggressive ways of putting funds aside to enable the African continent to have enough food and have surplus for export,” Deputy President of Kenya, Gachagua said.