For Trade in Frankincense, Harvesters Risk Life and Tree Limb

For millennia, Somalilanders have risked their lives to harvest sap of the frankincense tree for international export to be used in churches, French perfumes and cosmetics. Frankincense grows wild in the Cal Madow Mountains of Somaliland's Sanaag region, but the old trade is under threat as trees die from increased demand for their resin. Jason Patinkin reports.
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[@7ajhubbell]

“...more to preserve the trees...”. Try cultivating orchards of them and then rotating the harvests for maximum health, safety, and production.
Win for the trees.
Win for the people; harvesters, chain of commerce, end users, and economy, especially the local economy.
Win for the environment.
Although this is a simplified view of the situation, it is also a sound one.
Thank you.

[@SAhmed-im7yf]

This is Calmadow Mountain in Lasqoray district, Sanaag region. It belongs to Warsangeli tribe, and 95% of them only know "Somalia". Somaliland? Wallah am laughing at the audacity.

[@SAhmed-im7yf]

@FC Barca It belongs to the people who live there and 100% of them are Warsangeli...Do you have anything else to add other than your ridiculous comment?...Do you even know Calmadow Mountains?

[@weeewchaweeewcha]

Waa wareey qabiilkiina halkaan mala keeney see cml lolz

[@kingteti7822]

😂😂😂 u mean warsangeli is 5% and isaaq 95%

[@barkhadhassan4378]

That my cousin ina ismaceel xasan.
Barkhad jibril xasan
Place is between gudmo n ilad dhugbax

[@cushitic173]

the people there are isaaq habar yoonis and this is somaliland not somalia u know zoomalia has no mountains

[@mbkkkm4508]

ربي يحفضهم ويرزقهم .اللبان الاثيوبي الافريقي ارقة من العماني بالنسبة لمرضى السكري. وعن تجربة .

[@BoqPrecision]

Somali ...not Ethiopian

[@hiimryan2388]

Why can't we grow them? This video shown them growing in places not even weeds grow in

[@DY-jx5zw]

The seeds are notoriously hard to germinate with a success rate of 10%. That’s why it’s so valuable because its near impossible to cultivate in a farming situation.

[@NaS7338]

@@DY-jx5zw Seeds from untapped tress germinate at an 80% rate, seeds from tapped trees 16%...

[@zakp8687]

Please stop the lies, Cal Madow belongs to Somalia, Isaaq don't live here and its not part of Somaliland

[@isaaqkingdom7375]

sanaag waa gobol somaliland caadi iska dhig

[@ahmedzahir2865]

Somaliland waa gobol somalia caadi iska dhig

[@saedmohamud9663]

Prince of Greater Somalia What a idiot... I can take you to Cal Maddow mountains and see if Isaaqs don’t live their. Most of the mountain belongs to Habar Younis Muse Ismail. I have huge family farm land close to Ceerigabo. Isaaq don’t live there? Isaaq basically control 90% of Sanaag and Cal Maddow and I ain’t making shit up like you.

[@BoRickersonMcFoosters]

Saed Mohamud lol dont gas yourself only the petty isaks in Hargeisa want to see a divided and split Somalia. Cal Maddow is and will remain Somalia

[@jlara36]

Who would want that shithole?

[@moussaseleil]

help me to get it pls

[@AnazGrp]

Soleil Am Farah from Somalia. My country produce frankincense and it's cheap in here, my family run a company that transport frankincense to Dubai and now we looking bigger markets like Europe. If anyone interested contact me to this WhatsApp number [phone]

[@amitsahoo9446]

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[@AnazGrp]

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[@amitsahoo9446]

@@AnazGrp your what's app number

[@AnazGrp]

@@amitsahoo9446 [phone]

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Please propagate these trees.

[@maxamedsiciid1482]

S.c.w lam oll.famyl muslim frends time