By M.A. Egge
The President of the Republic of Somaliland, His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro on Wednesday urged the country’s top entrepreneurs and foreign ones too, to invest in Somaliland’s agricultural sector for it had a lot of opportunities.
The President made the appeal as he opened the Somaliland Farmers Conference that focused on the indispensable role of agriculture in development and the economy.
The conference is aimed at encouraging farmers to increase their production, in order to avoid dependence on imported subsistence farm produce.
At the conference, organized by the Ministry of Agricultural Development, the President delivered an esteemed and worthwhile speech emphasizing on the importance of domestic production for the development of the nation.
He disclosed the fact that his administration is formulating national plans to increase agricultural production in the country and also bolster agricultural techniques.
He said, “The government is formulating a plan to develop agriculture and strengthen its production and also establish high schools to teach agricultural sciences hence provide farmers with training to improve their knowledge of modern farming, pest control, climate change adaptation, and to develop economic infrastructure such as roads so that they can transport their products to domestic markets.”
The President called upon the nation’s top entrepreneurs to invest in agriculture, in order to increase domestic production, and that it had a lot of opportunities.
He urged them, “There are great opportunities for investment in agriculture in Somaliland and we encourage businessmen to invest in agriculture and industries that process agricultural crops. We also welcome foreign investment in agriculture.”
Earlier on the same day President Abdirahman Irro launched a symposium conference on the promoting, establishing and fledging of TVET school programmes in the nation.