Somalia salt production

[cunug3aad]

Why dont we make salt on large scale? Seems easy enough of an industry to get into and we got large amount of hot dry land. I am aware of xaafuun which was a tuulo in puuntland that the italians made into a salt factory

Hafun Salt Factory - Wikipedia

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But after brits came it just shut down and no one makes salt anymore? I may just make Shiiqaal Salt Ltd in the future There doesn't seem to be reason to be not taking advantage of this.

 

[bobby_hill-Punt]

Why dont we make salt on large scale? Seems easy enough of an industry to get into and we got large amount of hot dry land. I am aware of xaafuun which was a tuulo in puuntland that the italians made into a salt factory

Hafun Salt Factory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

But after brits came it just shut down and no one makes salt anymore? I may just make Shiiqaal Salt Ltd in the future There doesn't seem to be reason to be not taking advantage of this.

Salt is harsh corrosive material to work with. It also acid to the human body. For instance it will burn your skin. If your consistently working with it and you cut yourself some how that cut won't develop to heal until you stop working on that environment for a while. May be if you using heavy machinery.

 

[cunug3aad]

Salt is harsh corrosive material to work with. It also acid to the human body. For instance it will burn your skin. If your consistently working with it and you cut yourself some how that cut won't develop to heal until you stop working on that environment for a while. May be if you using heavy machinery.

I just saw this video about salt farmers in india

They are farming by hand and getting health problems and they barely get money, the money comes from the distribution. So to improve my plan i suggest using the machinery as you suggest, but also keeping it domestic until there is enough infrastructure to take abroad. at that point it can be marketed maybe using tiktok or the food youtubers. There has to be something unique about it like the pink himalayan salt, maybe colour it very light blue? and make up some sheeko xariir about it coming from the sky or something, But this will help to sell as a unique product on our own terms

 

[cunug3aad]

Also reluctantly must be headquartered in puuntland because it is a much stabler region and they already have a history of salt farming, also driest region so it is well suited for salt production

 

[Rocktheboat]

Xinlebi Salt Factory

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[bobby_hill-Punt]

I just saw this video about salt farmers in india
They are farming by hand and getting health problems and they barely get money, the money comes from the distribution. So to improve my plan i suggest using the machinery as you suggest, but also keeping it domestic until there is enough infrastructure to take abroad. at that point it can be marketed maybe using tiktok or the food youtubers. There has to be something unique about it like the pink himalayan salt, maybe colour it very light blue? and make up some sheeko xariir about it coming from the sky or something, But this will help to sell as a unique product on our own terms

I watched a documentary of Ethiopian salt farming also it's back breaking work and no Somali wants to work that hard. Why don't you purchase your salt from Ethiopia and let them do the hard work and you just export there salt.

 

[cunug3aad]

I watched a documentary of Ethiopian salt farming also it's back breaking work and no Somali wants to work that hard. Why don't you by your salt from Ethiopia and let them do the hard work and you just export there salt.

Good idea we reap the markup from distribution due to our coastline, however the only problem is these guys are kinda dumb saying they dont wanna industrialise and make their culture rich, meaning they dont produce that much salt. If we leave production of the salt to them we leaving a weak point in the form of these oromo. They will enroach on the process by demanding more from us whilst producing less because they are adamant not to make the process more efficient. Thats why i think we should still keep it domestic

Also Using Machinery because if we dont invest into machinery then somalis will never work there

 

[Idilinaa]

They actually started salt production plant in 2021/2022 in Mudug. Interestingly was after a bunch of local Salt miners in Hinlabi got together to collect investments from Somali businessmen

Hinlabi salt miners

The company that owns and distributes the production in Xinlebi

National Salt Industries Company Ltd | Kulmie Business Directory

Wellcome To National Salt Industries Company Ltd

www.kulmie.com

 

[GaradMusa]

They actually started salt production plant in 2024 in Mudug. Interestingly was after a bunch of local Salt miners in Hinlabi got together to collect investments from Somali businessmen

Hinlabi salt miners
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The company that owns and distributes the production in Xinlebi

National Salt Industries Company Ltd | Kulmie Business Directory

Wellcome To National Salt Industries Company Ltd

www.kulmie.com

Hinlabi is said to be providing employment to more than 1,000 individuals in the Mudug region. In comparison to local standards, workers appear to be making "good" money too. Certainly hard labour, but it seems that they are trying better methodologies in labour practice for increased yields and are seeking investment to obtain better equipment according to Commissioner Dahir Ali.

Here is the 2024 Radio Ergo article on the company and local workers:

Mudug salt miners earn a good income but hope for investment

(ERGO) - More than 1,000 former pastoralists have turned to salt harvesting to make ends meet, digging out the salt

radioergo.org

 

[GaradMusa]

What's interesting to note is that one of the employees, Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan, is working at a collection site owned by his late father:

"Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan, another former pastoralist, lost 70 goats and five camels to drought and turned to an abandoned salt cave owned by his late father.":

Mudug salt miners earn a good income but hope for investment

(ERGO) - More than 1,000 former pastoralists have turned to salt harvesting to make ends meet, digging out the salt

radioergo.org

There's even a Wardheer News overview paper from 2018 that not only covers the mineral production potential of Hinlabi, but other mineral and sites all across Somalia. There is so much untapped potential and it seems that local Somalis have begun to seize these opportunities:

https://wardheernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/An-overview-of-the-mineral-potential-of-Somalia-By-Abiikar.pdf

 

[Idilinaa]

Hinlabi is said to be providing employment to more than 1,000 individuals in the Mudug region. In comparison to local standards, workers appear to be making "good" money too. Certainly hard labour, but it seems that they are trying better methodologies in labour practice for increased yields and are seeking investment to obtain better equipment according to Commissioner Dahir Ali.

Here is the 2024 Radio Ergo article on the company and local workers:

Mudug salt miners earn a good income but hope for investment

(ERGO) - More than 1,000 former pastoralists have turned to salt harvesting to make ends meet, digging out the salt

radioergo.org

I got the date wrong, they opened the plant in 2021 thats what it seems.

The Salt product sold in local markets

 

[Idilinaa]

There's even a Wardheer News overview paper from 2018 that not only covers the mineral production potential of Hinlabi, but other mineral and sites all across Somalia. There is so much untapped potential and it seems that local Somalis have begun to seize these opportunities:

https://wardheernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/An-overview-of-the-mineral-potential-of-Somalia-By-Abiikar.pdf

Interesting. Hafun, Galmudug and Banadir has heavy salt production potential. Hopefully it will become operational in the other two regions.

The barrier for heavy industry mining for Somalia's diverse minerals, is that you need to acquire mining licenses and permits for exploration

There is a few local companies and conglomerates aiming to begin this, they just need the sign off.

targets to acquire mining, oil & gas licenses and permits for mineral exploration – SAHAN MINING COMPANY

sahanmining.com

Energy and Mining – ADCO Group Of Companies

adcosomalia.com