A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted in three districts; Gode, Berano and Adadle of the Somali regional state from November 2017 to April 2018. The objectives of this study was to identify and have a background data on the social and economic values associated with the production, marketing, and consumption of camel and its products, to investigate on the cultural and environmental factors influencing the production, marketing, and consumption of camels and its products, To investigate on the challenges and opportunities that women, production and marketing of camel milk and meat are facing along the chain of production to end-users. Semi-structured pre-tested questionnaires supplemented with a face-to-face group and/or single interviews were administered to a total of 360 household respondents from the three study districts.

Ahmed Ali Farah is Doctor of Veterinary; He holds degrees in Veterinary Medicine (DVM at Mekelle University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia in 2017). As a researcher, he has conducted different researchers in different animal species and he has two publications on different. Presently, he is the Candidate for the Master program.