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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Livestock markets
Better information, safer products and stronger connections to buyers.
Why it matters
From a milk trader’s daily sales to livestock export procedures, market systems shape the value producers receive. DRIVE supports practical improvements along this chain.
What the work involves
- Solar-powered milk cooling and food-grade storage for women traders.
- Livestock market information and animal identification and traceability systems.
- Veterinary certification, quarantine assessment and frontline inspection capacity.
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Closing the information gap in Somalia’s livestock markets
Somalia’s new Livestock Market Information System (LMIS) gives pastoralists and producers access to current prices before they decide when and where to sell. Developed with support from HoA DRIVE Somalia, the system covers markets nationwide and provides free opt-in updates by SMS.
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Connecting information and traceability in livestock trade
Somalia presented its work on livestock market information and identification systems at the African Pastoral Markets Forum.
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Somalia Trade Information Portal
Explore trade data, laws, procedures and cross-border requirements, including Somalia’s 2025 livestock export data.
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HoA DRIVE Somalia at Midterm - Impact in Action
A five-minute look at the project’s work with pastoralists, livestock businesses and trade institutions.
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