Nimco keeps her livestock well-fed
Nimco Abdilahi, 38, who has lived in Xaaxi since birth, recalls that as long she can remember, pastoralists in Togdheer rarely stored fodder to feed their livestock during times of drought.
"Even those who stored it, kept it dry, which meant it had fewer nutrients and barely fed the livestock," says Nimco, referring to the few who did try to keep fodder back for the dry season. But now with the support of SDF, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development (MoLFD) is helping change that around, under the banner of the Strengthening Animal Production and Health Services Project.
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