EVENT ONE

The company has invited 50 farmers among its out growers to the event which took place at the center of CSET Seed Processing factory where they were explained how the seed is processed and packaged by the company. During the event farmers were visiting in company’s sectors to know what is going in the company. Farmers satisfied the company’s products and also appreciated our team for availability of quality seeds. Finally, the CEO encouraged farmers to get access all agricultural inputs in the company as well as the agricultural consulting. He also told the farmers that the company stands for development and enhancement of agricultural production and priority will be given to small farmers. The company works with farmers to increase farmers’ use of quality seed and planting material of well-adapted varieties, particularly for the rural dwelling resource poor small-scale and family farmers who produce most of the food consumed in vulnerable communities of developing countries.

EVENT TWO

The company has succeeded to open the first seed processing factory in Baidoa, Southwest State. This plant is part of the company’s plan for agricultural development. The opening ceremony was attended by leaders from the Ministries of the Southwest State, Bay Region Administration, International and local Organizations and Agricultural Communities, such as agricultural cooperatives. All guests and participants welcomed the progress of the new forward taken by the CSET because since the collapse of middle government, farmers have been facing with many of crop challenges. Since the company’s establishment, it has been working to improve overall agricultural production in collaboration with federal and state agricultural ministries and agricultural development agencies such as GEEL. The seeds of Somalia have been being developed in quantity and quality by CSET Seed Production Company. Now, it is clear the development because some farmers in Baidoa who bought seeds from the company told us that our seeds are better than the ones they use before.

CSET is a member of AFSTA and was awarded a certificate of membership during this year conference.

The showcase  was attended by various companies working on the different types of crops, fish and livestock. CSET Seed Company presented and displayed various types of sorghum that have resistant to the drought and high quality.

Group photo

CEO of the CSET explained seed varieties

Some of CSET’s sorghum products

Some of CSET’s sorghum products

 Exchanging ideas

Soil analysis implies:
• Taking soil samples;
• Laboratory analysis of samples; and
• The interpretation of the results by the issuance of fertilizer recommendation.

The meeting was participated by the following directors and Coordinators from different parts of concerning this Research (General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy of the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey “TAGEM, Maize Research Institute of SAKARYA and Centre for Social & Economic Transformation “CSET”).The meeting took place in the centers of TAGEM & SAKARYA , Ankara, Turkey yesterday on 09/04/2018.

TAGEM

• Yusuf ARSLAN
• Ayfer SAHIN
• Ahmet DUMAN

CSET

• Khalid Omar Ali
• Yilmaz Kaplan

Finally, The CEO mentioned that the result of the research ensures the Turkish Flint and White MAIZE could adapt/cultivate in the soil of the Somalia.

Centre for Social & Economic Transformation (CSET) is a Somalian private company, a social enterprise operating in the fishery and agriculture in Somalia. Its aim is to revolutionize the provision of farming and fishery services by creating a more sustainable service delivery model.

Tarim ve Gida Confederasyonu (TARIMKON) is a Turkish company, a production of economic cooperation integration, in which supply, demand, consultancy and project owners can act with a joint advisory under a joint roof, in national/international agriculture, food, energy, environment and sub-sectors.

In the summit, which is aimed to be organized biennially, solutions will produced by first discussing the international market problem. It will be discussed how to overcome the problems that are faced in this direction by giving up the concept of “PRODUCTION BEFORE MARKETING” in the agricultural and food sector and discussing the conditions for passing to the concept of “PRODUCTION AFTER MARKETING”. In this context, it is aimed to reach the international markets and trade routes in a short time and to increase the trade volume through the gathering of the public, supply-demand, project and consultancy services in the targeted regions a under single organization and collaboration platform to be established.

Participation of a large number of guests including the most distinguished sector representatives, investors, import-export companies, manufacturing and raw material producer companies, businessmen, industrialists, entrepreneurs, producers and consumer cooperatives, associations, NGOs, local governments and academics together with the public institutions and organizations from 80 countries is expected for AGROSUM-2018, which will be organized in the capital Ankara.

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The Turkish Industrialist Businesswomen and Businessmen’s Confederation in collaboration with the Coordination of African Embassies in Ankara held Turkey-Economic Cooperation’s Conference in order to strengthen economic, commercial, importation and exportation relations between Turkey and Africa.

The CEO had taken a meeting with different part of Turkish Businessmen’s companies and African Businessmen’s companies, during his stay in the conference room with the purpose of getting a good relationship.