Structure of agriculture sector in the southern part of Djibouti

Abstract

The agriculture sector plays an essential role in the country’s economic development, such as food and funds for other sectors. This rule also applies to Djibouti, which locates in arid areas. Traditionally, self-sufficient nomads have practiced in Djibouti. Still, conventional nomads are no longer possible due to the limitation of natural resources such as grassland and the effects of population growth and climate change. Therefore, the government has promoted nomadic settlement agriculture. However, it is difficult to popularize settlement agriculture in Djibouti, where water resources are scarce. However, the number of farmers is steadily increasing due to technological developments. At first, the agricultural village, which used to be several farmhouses, has expanded to dozens of farmers, with the assistance of international organizations, and the number of such villages is also increasing. Farmers have diverse backgrounds, but farmers manage less water and produce food while settling down, and the domestic agricultural market is expanding. Thus, Djibouti’s agricultural sector is still slowly but steadily developing. When considering the future development of Djibouti agriculture, clarifying the structure of agricultural and rural areas will be necessary for policy formulation. Still, few papers structurally explain Djibouti agriculture.

Therefore, this paper aims to sort out the development of agricultural villages and clarify the current agricultural structure in the southern part of Djibouti. Specifically, the focus on agriculture entitles, products, technology, market condition, and income formation ability will organize and analyze.