{"id":445405,"date":"2025-07-20T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=445405"},"modified":"2025-07-20T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:10:48","slug":"somalia-launches-agricultural-machinery-training-program-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-launches-agricultural-machinery-training-program-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia Launches Agricultural Machinery Training Program for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2014 The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Hon. Mohamed Abdi Hayir, has officially launched a technical training program focused on agricultural machinery, aimed at equipping 30 young Somalis with hands-on skills in operating and repairing tractors.<\/p>\n<p>The six-month training program is a collaborative effort between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Gaalooge Company, and CASE IH \u2014 a renowned agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the initiative, the Ministry and Gaalooge signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in areas including technical training, equipment exhibitions, field testing, and the advancement of agricultural technology in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry emphasized its commitment to developing a new generation of skilled agricultural technicians and engineers who can address the machinery and technology challenges faced by Somali farmers.<\/p>\n<p>This program marks a significant step toward mechanizing Somalia\u2019s agriculture sector and empowering youth with the technical expertise to contribute to national food security and rural development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2014 The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Hon. Mohamed Abdi Hayir, has officially launched a technical training program focused on agricultural machinery, aimed at equipping 30 young Somalis with hands-on skills in operating and repairing tractors. The six-month training program is a collaborative effort between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":445407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-445405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":445406,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445405\/revisions\/445406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}