Saturday April 18, 2026 Adan Gedi Mohamed sits in a neighbour's compound after his own house was destroyed in airstrikes/Muna Hussein/Ergo A wave of airstrikes on a farming community in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region has driven hundreds of families from their homes, stripping many of food, water, shelter, and any dependable way to make a living. Since late March, the attacks have flattened houses, farms, and small businesses in Bulo-Khalif, a village where residents relied on the land to survive. Some families have…

About 70,000 producers have joined the organic sector, when they were just under 4,000 in 2009. The organic agricultural sector is therefore flourishing, but production is primarily intended for export. Locals still consume little of this type of product due to excessive costs. To facilitate the development of the sector, the country adopted in July 2020 a law on organic farming and a national strategy that is almost unique in its kind on the continent. .