Commerce
Bardera is connected to the port city of Kismayo. Everything from building materials to medicines come from Kismayo. There is another commercial route to Wajir in the North East Province. There is also well-established inter-regional commercial activity zone between Bardera and Belad Hawo. People and goods move freely between these two destinations.
For decades, the main business route for Bardera was to and from Mogadishu via Baidoa. However, this travel route was greatly disrupted during the height of the Somali civil war in early 1990s. Nevertheless, some trucks bring commercial goods from Mogadishu.
The economy of Bardera is largely agriculture-based. Animal husbandry also figures prominently, with livestock kept for meat, milk and butter. During the 1970s, animal skins such as leather and hide were important trading commodities in the area, as well as in surrounding districts and the Gedo region as a whole.
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