The Contribution of Crops and Livestock Production on Somali Export: Regression Analysis using Time Series Data

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of crops and livestock production on Somali exports, data found from world development indicators1980-2010 and analyzed in regression using OLS method in EViews7 Software. The study found that crops and livestock production have positive relationship with Somali exports, so an increase in crops and livestock production increases Somali exports and vice versa.Somalia since the collapse of central government had only an export of agriculture sector including livestock. While they account more than 65% of the country's GDP and more than 50% of the Somali export the productivity of crops and livestock is very important for the country's economic growth.

Keywords:Crop production, Livestock, Export, Somalia