Editing Somaliland (section)

=== Agriculture ===
{{See also|Agriculture in Somaliland}}
[[File:Livestock export in Somaliland.jpg|thumb|Livestock export in [[Berbera]], Somaliland]]

Livestock is the backbone of Somaliland's economy. Sheep, camels, and cattle are shipped from the [[Port of Berbera|Berbera port]] and sent to Gulf Arab countries, such as Saudi Arabia.<ref name="GkNyc">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7935139.stm|title=Riches of Somaliland remain untapped|date=15 March 2009|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The country is home to some of the largest livestock markets, known in Somali as ''seylad'', in the [[Horn of Africa]], with as many as 10,000 heads of sheep and goats sold daily in the markets of [[Burao]] and [[Yirowe]], many of whom shipped to [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf states]] via the [[Port of Berbera|port]] of [[Berbera]].<ref name="8NvIo">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wDweAQAAIAAJ&q=yirowe|title=Regulating the Livestock Economy of Somaliland|date=2002|publisher=Academy for Peace and Development|language=en}}</ref><ref name="HvMwZ">{{Cite book|last1=Project|first1=War-torn Societies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTtyAAAAMAAJ&q=yiroowe|title=Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities|last2=Programme|first2=WSP Transition|date=2005|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=978-1-56902-228-3|language=en}}</ref> The markets handle livestock from all over the Horn of Africa.<ref name="KzVoC">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d2EwAQAAIAAJ&q=yiroowe|title=A Self-portrait of Somaliland: Rebuilding from the Ruins|date=1999|publisher=Somaliland Centre for Peace and Development|language=en}}</ref>

Agriculture is generally considered to be a potentially successful industry, especially in the production of cereals and horticulture. Mining also has potential, though simple [[quarry]]ing represents the extent of current operations, despite the presence of diverse quantities of mineral deposits.<ref name="profile" />

The primary method of agricultural production is rain-fed farming. Cereals are the primary crops cultivated. About 70% of the rain-fed agricultural land is used for the main crop, sorghum, while maize occupies another 25% of the land.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |title=Somaliland in Figures 2004 |url=http://www.somalilandlaw.com/Somaliland_in_figures_2004.pdf |journal=[[Ministry of Planning (Somaliland)]] |pages=9-10}}</ref> Scattered marginal lands are also used to grow other crops like barley, millet, groundnuts, beans, and cowpeas. The majority of farms are located near riverbanks, along the banks of streams (''togs'') and other water sources. The primary methods of channelling water from the source to the farm are floods or crude earth canals that divert perennial water (springs) to the farm. Fruits and vegetables are grown for commercial use on the majority of irrigated farms.<ref name=":4" />