Centre for Research and integrated Development (CeRID) is a non-governmental organization and an agent of
change for peaceful and self-reliant communities through implementation of equitable programmes in climate
smart and resilient agriculture, education and skills development, environment and Natural Resource
Management (NRM), economic empowerment and livelihoods, nutrition and hygiene improvement, and peace
building and conflict transformation
Through our public-private-partnership (PPP) approach we contribute to
sustainable food security and promote climate smart agriculture practices and adaptation in Somalia by linking
farmers with technology transfer
CeRID’s 2021-2025 strategy introduces the establishment of centrally
planned seed system with well-coordinated breeding, testing, production, processing and marketing that
deliver homogeneous and improved maize, sorghum, cowpea and sesame seed varieties with Valleyseed
Enterprise.