Somalia Milling Assessment
The milling capacity of the country does not meet the demand of
the local population. Small scale millers mainly operate in the
country and are owned by individuals. The mills assessed belong to
individuals and has the capacity to meet local demand. For example
Hargeisa town has more than 35 millers and they are all privately
owned and machines are used in markets for business milling for
specific commodities (mainly maize). The machines have water-cooled
diesel engines of the millers provide storage services.
Normal cost is US$3 for each 50kg bag. Bags are provided by the
goods owner but can be locally purchased at a cost of US$0.40 per
empty bag.
Millers available in Somaliland are individuals, the mills are
privately owned and of small scale. Milling machines made in Japan,
Germany, Poland, India etc. are often old. Demand for milling
services in Somaliland is increasing day by day due to the inflated
cost or price of the imported milled food. Poor people, who
constitute 70 % of the population, took the option to do milling
locally as the price of the locally produced grain is cheaper.
There are so many small mills in the country owned by individuals
who provide milling services. However, Bouni Company based in
Hargeisa town is organized, as it has established office space,
obtained adequate milling capacity, communications etc. Bouni
reported that it has the milling capacity of 30 MT/day, while
others reported between 5 MT to 25 MT/day. Bouni mills are located
in 3 areas in Hargeisa town, one adjacent to Hargeisa Radio being
the main centre; one is 2 km away, while the two are 4 kms from WFP
Warehouse Hargeisa.
In all main Hargeisa market, there are approximately 25 mills in
seven different locations within Hargeisa town. Total capacity of
all mills in Hargeisa is around 150 MT/day, though it can be
affected by demand in local market. No storage facilities exist at
the mills. Usually, milled food is collected weekly or daily from
the millers in batches in a number of tonnages. The millers never
provided services of packing and markings. If encouraged, they
might provide this services as reported by the owner of Bouni
Company. Bouni is among the small scale millers in Somaliland as
there are no large millers in the country. It provides only milling
services, but no packing, storages facilities etc.
For information on Somalia Milling Comapny contact details, please see the following link:
4.6 Somalia Storage and Milling Company Contact List
Milling Company: SOMALILAND – BOUNI MILLERS FACILITIES
Company Name & Address |
Contact Names & Email |
Telephone & Fax |
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Bouni Millers |
Name: Mr. Mohamud Abdi Bouni Title: Director and owner Email: mouni02@gmail.com Web: |
Tel: +252 63 442 2451 Fax: |
Summary of Role and Services: Milling of different cereals like , sorghum ,maize , wheat , beans , cereals, wheat and others like rice for borage |
Facilities |
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Parking area inside compound m² |
No |
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Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent) |
n/a | |||
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) |
No | |||
Number of Ventilators |
It is open area and therefore, ventilators not necessary |
Screened |
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Electricity Load (KVA) |
220KV |
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Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA) |
Yes |
KVA |
Milling Equipment |
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Origin of Machinery |
Year of Mfg |
Year of Installation |
Condition |
Kabote – 35 KVA | 1995 | 2005 | Working |
Yanmar – 35 KVA | 2000 | 2000 | Working |
Poland – 35 KVA | 2000 | 2000 | Working |
Robsan – 35 KVA | 2000 | 2007 | Working |
Maintenance |
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Duration (hours / week) |
Only when there is a problem |
Type of maintenance |
Changing oil, cleaning, fixing broken equipment etc. |
Other Equipment or Machinery Installed |
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Type of Equipment |
Yes/No |
Number |
Owned |
Comments |
Fortification Feeder |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Bag Cleaning Plant |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Moisture Tester |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
De-stoning Plant |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Metal Extractor |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Staffing |
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Number of full time skilled workers |
One skilled worker per machine |
Number of full time labourers |
Two labourers per machine |
NOTE:
- 3 staff handle each mill plus handling of the commodities for their normal operation.
- However, in large scale volumes to be milled the number of staff will increase
- There are no weighbridges available at any of the milling centres
Building |
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Length (m) |
Width (m) |
Height (m) |
Building - Wheat Mill |
5 |
3 |
5 |
Building - Maize Mill |
5 |
3 |
5 |
Walls |
Brick | ||
Roof |
Metal | ||
Floor |
Soil |
Conditions & Cleanliness |
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Outside |
Inside |
Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Yes |
Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) |
Yes | n/a |
Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) |
Yes | n/a |
Damaged gutters/drains(Yes / No) |
No | n/a |
Signs of moisture (Yes / No) |
n/a |
n/a |
Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No) |
Market place |
n/a |
Cleanliness (Good / Poor) |
Poor |
n/a |
Pest Control |
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Fumigation |
Not done |
Frequency | Not done |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
Not done |
Spraying |
Not done |
Frequency | Not done |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
Not done |
Rodenticides |
Not done |
Frequency | Not done |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
Not done |
Rodent Trapping |
Not done |
Frequency | Not done |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
Not done |
Security |
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Security (Good / Poor) |
There is a public market in the vicinity | |
Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) |
The market has a common fence which the millers are part of | |
Other Comments | There is no particular fence for the mills, but they share the market with businesses in the same compound |
Access |
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Distance from main town (km) |
In town |
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Travel time if not located in town (hours) |
In town | |||||
Road condition to Mill |
Fair | |||||
Road limitation (if any) Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage |
Various – but not available |
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Rail connections (Yes / No) |
No |
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On the railway from |
No |
to |
No |
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Other Comments |
Milling Capacity (Mt) |
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Commodities |
Daily Capacity (mt) |
Monthly Activity (mt) |
Wheat |
75 mt |
2,250 mt |
Maize |
75 mt |
2,250 mt |
Storage Capacity |
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Storage in Metric Tonnes |
Wheat - Covered (mt) |
Flour - Covered (mt) |
Within the Compound |
None |
n/a |
Outside the Compound |
5 mt |
n/a |
Capacity to Blend |
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Currently no blending services take place |
Loading & Discharge Rates |
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Additional Notes |
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There is no milling company available in Kismayo at the moment. |
For information on additional Somalia Milling details, please see the following documents:
Abdulkadir Yusuf Millers Photo