Overview

• Beder Camel Farm doubled yields to 10 liters per camel daily through investments in veterinary care, feed and modern milking practices.
• The farm’s first dedicated camel milk yogurt factory retails in Mogadishu supermarkets and targets lactose-intolerant consumers with probiotics and vitamins.
• Beder holds around 40% of Somalia’s emerging commercial camel milk market and employs nearly 200 full-time staff plus seasonal workers during peak periods.
• Health officials cite camel milk’s high vitamin C, iron and probiotic content as a nutrition boost in regions facing malnutrition and lactose intolerance.
• The Ministry of Livestock has introduced a Dairy Act and launched a sector strategy alongside an investment master plan to formalize the value chain and attract funding.