Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Somalia. It provides approximately 70% of the country's GDP and employs about 80% of the population. Mohamed Abdirahman Omer, Advisor of Technical, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation FGS, Somalia, participated in our Policy Dialogue on: Value for Money in Agricultural Value Chains - Strengthening Public Finance Management Systems, in October, in Malawi. In this interview, he talks about the policy on food security which the Federal Government of Somalia is currently working on, the security challenge and the promotion of subsistence agriculture.