Livestock markets · Galkacyo
Solar cooling helps women milk traders protect their daily income
Sixty women milk traders in Galkacyo received solar-powered refrigerators and food-grade containers in the first phase of a wider rollout.
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HoA DRIVE Somalia
EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFPProtecting pastoral livelihoods.Strengthening standards.Expanding trade.
DRIVE expands financial protection for pastoralists and supports financing for livestock businesses. It strengthens quality and trade systems so Somalia’s livestock economy can grow and reach wider markets.
Resilience, from people to systems
Investing in the connections that matter.
Pastoral livelihoods depend on more than the next rainy season. They depend on access to finance, reliable markets, and systems that make trade work.
HoA DRIVE brings these priorities together through the Somalia component of a regional, World Bank-financed project.
Get to know DRIVEWhat we do
Explore our work Six priorities. One connected economy.
From financial protection for pastoralists to the institutions that make markets work.
01
Pastoral resilience
Financial protection to help pastoral households manage climate shocks.
02
Financial services
Connecting pastoralists and producer groups to finance and opportunity.
03
Livestock markets
Better information, safer products and stronger connections to buyers.
04
Trade facilitation
Simpler procedures and more predictable routes to regional markets.
05
Quality and standards
Building trust through standards, testing and certification.
06
Policy and institutions
Clearer rules and capable institutions for a stronger livestock economy.
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From across the project
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From paper to digital: Somalia’s standards services move online
With support from HoA DRIVE Somalia, SOBS is building a unified digital platform for businesses to access standards, apply for certification and verify certificates.
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Protecting the value of Somali ideas and products
Somalia’s draft intellectual property framework addresses brands, copyright, product origin and the use of traditional knowledge.
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From market access to measurable gains: Somalia’s trade delivery agenda
Somalia must turn regional market access into lower trade costs, stronger businesses and more competitive exports.
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Somalia reviews draft competition and consumer protection framework
Government, business and civil society stakeholders reviewed proposals on fair competition, consumer rights and market oversight.
Read newsSomalia moves from AfCFTA ratification to implementation
Somalia became the AfCFTA’s 50th State Party after depositing its instrument of ratification with the African Union on 4 September 2026.
Read newsResource spotlightSomalia Trade
Data & trade information
Somalia Trade
Information Portal
Data & trade informationA clearer view of tradeInformation that helps
Information that helps
businesses move forward.
Explore Somalia’s trade data, laws, procedures and cross-border requirements, including the 2025 livestock export data announced by the project.
Conversations into action
View all events Recent events
Horn of Africa Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Ministers endorsed a regional roadmap and agreed to establish a committee for follow-up on trade facilitation reforms.
View eventIntellectual property policy and legal framework validation
Stakeholders validated a draft package covering intellectual property policy, legislation, regulations and institutional development.
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