Somalia has a potential agricultural resource that can feed millions of households and produce competitive crops which can be exported to the world markets.  Before the civil war, crop production sector was the second biggest contributor to GDP which was accounted almost 65% and played at that time a significant role for food security and economic growth. The arable land that are suitable for agricultural production in Somalia is 8.1 million hectares for both rainfed and controlled irrigation system. The annual rainfall estimates between 63 mm on the northern coastal areas to under 600 mm at higher elevations in the south and the northwest. Almost two-thirds of cultivable lands, both rainfed and irrigated are very fertile along and between the two major rivers in the southern regions. There are also other cultivated areas in the northwestern and some oasis and coastal areas in the northeastern regions which depend on their cultivation groundwater extraction, rainfall harvesting, and moisture retaining techniques.

Rainfed areas most of the farmers are small scale, they grow maize, sorghum, beans with a major constraints of both low input techniques output. Controlled irrigated areas were primary found at juba and Shabelle rivers, Crops like grapefruits, bananas rice, sugar cane sesame, maize, and vegetables were successfully cultivated by using both gravity and pumping systems. Before the civil war broke Bananas, Sesame and Grapefruits were exporting overseas especially European countries. the sector was booming by the demand but unfortunately quantity of export drop during the civil war. There are many constraints faced the crop production in Somalia among these major constraints include recurring droughts, lack of credit institution to both small scale and large scale farmers, poor soil structure in some regions, lack of extension services, practicing outdated traditional methods and finally lack of affective agricultural policies towards saving national producers from foreign competitors.   

1. To help farmers for improve high yield varieties seeds that can boost crop production.
2. Technology transfer from research institutions to farmers through extension services
3. Awareness related agricultural hazards like insects, pathogens, weed control practices.
4. Encourage credit institutions like banks and other stakeholders to invest agribusiness opportunities in Somalia.
5. Facilitate formation of affective agricultural policy programs in Somalia.