Gobsoor Farm

Plants inside a greenhouse on the farm

Gobsoor Farm is an agribusiness farm located about 45km outside of Hargeisa in the farming area of Arabsiyo in Somaliland. The Farm cultivates a variety of cash crops such as tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, onions, chili, okra, sweet melon, coriander/cilantro, lettuce, and fruits such as papaya, lime, and guava.  Gobsoor Farm sells the produce to wholesale traders in Hargeisa.

Gobsoor has over 15 greenhouses which they use to plant tomatoes all year round. The farm also has two boreholes, drip irrigation, and a solar water pumping system to irrigate the farm.

With the investment from the Nordic Fund, Gobsoor received Greenhouses, tractors, transportation, drip irrigation, pipes, solar, and water pumps.

For farming expertise, Gobsoor has a Kenyan greenhouse technician and agronomist who also trains the local staff.

GOBSOOR FARM COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS

Enterprise Size: Small
Year Founded: 2016
Project Sector: Agribusiness
Employees: 13