Africa - Voice of America: Somali Farmers Call for Help to Improve Production

Africa - Voice of America africa

Somali Farmers Call for Help to Improve Production Jul 4th 2012, 15:16 BALAD, Somalia — Balad area in central Somalia is returning to normalcy after the farming town was liberated more than a week ago by African Union forces and Somali government soldiers. Now, residents in the town of Balad are ready to reclaim their livelihoods. For nearly five years al-Qaida linked group al-Shabab controlled Balad, 30 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu. ​​​​An area known for its agriculture, al-Shabab routinely extorted money from farmers in the Shabelle region to finance ... Media files: 91425B36-8D80-496F-94BC-73F1B4FB2574_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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