Livestock
Animal health, livestock productivity, rangeland management, livestock value-chain development, veterinary outreach and One Health coordination.
Centre · Somali National University
LEAF Center — Livestock, Environment, Agriculture & Fisheries
A multidisciplinary Center of Excellence at Somali National University that turns academic knowledge into practical national impact across livestock, environment, agriculture and fisheries.
The LEAF Center is a multidisciplinary Center of Excellence at Somali National University (SNU) designed to convert academic knowledge into practical national impact across Somalia’s productive sectors. It provides a Somali-led, university-anchored platform for applied research, technical advisory services, project implementation, field innovation, policy support, training and partnership development.
The Center is organised around four integrated technical pillars: Livestock; Environment and Climate Resilience; Agriculture and Food Systems; and Fisheries and Blue Economies. This structure reflects how Somalia’s productive systems are interconnected and deliberately avoids siloed approaches to food security, livelihoods, climate resilience and economic transformation.
- Director
- Abdulhalim Hersi Farah
- Focus
- Livestock · Environment and Climate Resilience · Agriculture and Food Systems · Fisheries and Blue Economies
Our pillars
Environment and Climate Resilience
Sustainable natural-resource management, climate adaptation, ecosystem restoration, watershed management and climate-risk advisory.
Agriculture and Food Systems
Crop production, soil health, irrigation, seed systems, post-harvest handling, food safety and SPS compliance, and market-oriented production.
Fisheries and Blue Economies
Sustainable fisheries management, aquaculture, fish handling and processing, cold-chain development, market access and marine-resource governance.
Services
- Applied research and field-based innovation
- Technical advisory and consultancy services
- Project implementation and programme delivery
- Extension and community outreach
- Training and professional development
- Policy advisory and institutional support
- Knowledge management and learning
Leadership
- Abdulhalim Hersi FarahDirector of the Center
- Mohamed Aden HersiAgriculture Lead
- Mohamed Hussein AbdiEnvironment Lead
- Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman MohamedLivestock Lead
- Liban Abdisalam MohamedFisheries Lead
Get in touch
Questions, partnerships or training enquiries: the LEAF team will be glad to hear from you.