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Somali fighters say they will not allow the World Food Program (WFP) to run operations in Al-Shabab-controlled regions unless the UN body abides by their laws.
"The Somali farmers found better economy since WFP left the regions," claimed Al-Shabab's Sheik Moktar Robow Ali, also known as Abu Mansour, in a report by local media on Saturday.
He also added that WFP could help the local agriculture sector but intentionally avoided such move, noting, "As known, WFP buys food from the American farmers. It buys each sack $50 and it does not like to buy the food of the Somali people."
WFP officials have reportedly identified difficulties in money transfer as the main obstacle to buying agricultural products and delivering 'large amounts of money' to Somali farmers.
The UN body says more than 1.4 million people are in 'dire' need of food in southern Somalia alone.
"The Somali farmers found better economy since WFP left the regions," claimed Al-Shabab's Sheik Moktar Robow Ali, also known as Abu Mansour, in a report by local media on Saturday.
He also added that WFP could help the local agriculture sector but intentionally avoided such move, noting, "As known, WFP buys food from the American farmers. It buys each sack $50 and it does not like to buy the food of the Somali people."
WFP officials have reportedly identified difficulties in money transfer as the main obstacle to buying agricultural products and delivering 'large amounts of money' to Somali farmers.
The UN body says more than 1.4 million people are in 'dire' need of food in southern Somalia alone.
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