http://countrystudies.us/somalia/34.htm
"Somalis recognize four seasons, two rainy (gu and day) and two dry (jiilaal and
hagaa). The gu rains begin in April and last until June, producing a fresh supply of
pasture and for a brief period turning the desert into a flowering garden. Lush
vegetation covers most of the land, especially the central grazing plateau where
grass grows tall. Milk and meat abound, water is plentiful, and animals do not
require much care."
http://somalinet.com/library/somalia/?so=0046

it is not all desert. even the US has a desert (desert are extremely fertile just
need water, BTW) and the plains which need irrigation to grow crops. Compare what
the Israeli Kibbutzim have done with the land putting it into production vs nomadic
overgrazing. http://www.birdingisrael.com/KibbutzLotan/ as an example of a desert
turned into productive and sustainable agriculture.
Ingrid

"David Hill" wrote:

"........ Somalia is a lush and green country. it is the
damned wars that have driven the people to starvation........."

Sorry.....do you live in a different world to the rest of us?
SEE

http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/...004dc303?OpenD
ocument

Strange how the US is slowly waking up to the threat of GM crops, yet the US
Government is still trying to impose trade embargos on countries that wont
take their GM food crops.



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