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CASE STUDY: FARMER WITH LIVESTOCK
Axmed Abdulraxim, 28 years old, Gebiley
Axmed lives with his sister and husband with whom he shares a
farm. Their revenue is split between him and his brother in law.
Axmed manages all his finances with his Zaad account, receiving
payments for the trade of his farm’s production, paying farm
employees who help during the harvest and also to rent the
truck needed regularly to move his production to the different
wholesalers he supplies.
He’s saving money and hopes to marry soon. Once married, he’s
hoping to scale his farming activity and save enough for better
irrigation, machines and maybe a tractor.
He hopes to go to university and study more about agriculture.
“Without Zaad, our lives would go backwards.”
- Axmed, Male, Farmer
GEBILEY
Axmed shares his farm with his sister and her three
children. She takes care of meals, grocery shopping and
washing clothes. He grows a field of Khat, for his own use.
The entire field is worth only 90 USD, due to heavy price
competition with Ethiopian imports.
B&MG - SOMALILAND MOBILE MONEY STUDIO D RADIODURANS
MAY 2015 60