About Us

ABOUT SAC:

Shabelle Agro-Corporation (SAC) is a private-partnership corporation established to revive commercially viable agribusinesses in Somalia (bananas, sesame-seeds, lemon, mango and grass) and water and irrigation services; water well drilling, animal feed etc.

The Somali banana production has realized it’s peek production of approximately 12 million cartons of 12.5 kg net in 1971/72. Major markets for Somali banana exports included Middle East and Europe. The Somali banana exports played major role in earning top foreign currency and revolving income for the Somalia farmers (economic growth). Banana export is a lucrative and labor intensive business.

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Current situation:

The Somali agriculture industry is at its lowest situation with very-low moral of farmers. The SAC agenda and actions are aimed to motivate the farmland owners to engage in banana plantations preparing them gradually and professionally to start new page for the Somali banana industry. The latest Somali banana trial export shipments to KSA and Turkey, with technical training of Good Banana Production Practice (GBPP) provided by TAAS Enterprise – Somalia (2019/2020), supported by GEEL-USAID, proved that the Somali banana is well and alive.

Potentials of Somalia Banana Exports: :

The SAC plans to start with 1,000 hectares of designated cooperative/s who currently own available banana plantation in the South West with mutually beneficial agreements . SAC shall seek investment support these cooperative/s to engaging them with basic startups and the technical training of Good Banana Production Practices (GBPP); the necessary farm inputs such as irrigation, fertilizers and processing support. The farmers shall produce quality Somali bananas in the local markets and quickly reclaim its position in the int’l markets.

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F Somalia Banana Export Shipments Are Now Made Easier :

Commercial volumes of Somalia banana export shipments are now made easier by the availability of reefer containers of major shipping lines companies that are calling Mogadishu and major cities in ME. SAC is particularly counting on the Horn Afric Shipping Company with mutual interests of establishing closer cooperations/ partnerships.