The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of South West State of Somalia was formed on 3 March 2015 during the establishment of South West State Administration.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation South West State Somalia is a ministry responsible for Agriculture in South West State in Somalia. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing and co-operation.

Agriculture in somalia is the principal source of livelihood for more than half population of Somalia. Agriculture in south west state Somalia provides the bulk of wage goods required by non-agriculture sectors and most of the raw materials for the industries sector.

In our country Somalia is a largely agrarian economy, It accounts for about 75% of the GDP and employs 75% of the workforce.