Strategic Plan of the Ministry of National Resources.

The Strategic Plan of the Ministry of National Resources is an agency-specific strategic plan of the Ministry of National Resources of Somalia. It applies to the period of 2013-2016. Its mission is to provide direction and leadership in promoting national sustainable resources development and environmental protection through policies, programs, education and with the interaction with local communities, government and non-government institutions, and collaboration with international bodies of interest.
The Strategic Plan, among others, provides for resource development in the livestock sector. In this area, it notes that the Ministry will foster livestock industrial scale development, creating animal health centres, meat processing centres, education and training on animal husbandry and facilitating trade and marketing. The aim of the Ministry is to increase livestock products and exports by 15% by 2014 and strengthen the commercialization of livestock products in subsequent years, expanding to other export markets.
In the agricultural sector, resource development will be carried out by the Ministry which plans to improve the Somali agricultural production capacity by investing in infrastructure development and road networks; investing in scientific and technological capacity of the industry; developing quality control systems; promoting private sector investment; improving access to export markets; introducing appropriate land use policies, land classification and regulatory framework; reforestation campaigns; introducing alternative energy use to curb desertification; improving land and water management; and upgrading food storage facilities.
In the area of fisheries, the Ministry will rehabilitate the department of fisheries including the offices with furniture while ensuring to modernize Mogadishu’s complex fish market. Priority is to be given for the establishment of cold storage facilities, plate freezer, deep freezer chambers, ice-making plants, transportation assets and processing plants. In addition, the Ministry will encourage private sector investment and pursue opportunities to create jobs for the many unemployed youth.
In the environment and forestry, the Ministry will follow principles that define collective interest and in this sense manage the resources so they will make the greatest contribution to the wellbeing of current and future generations. Communities across Somalia will have input in national policy formation and they will be partners in resource management.