Recently, however, he watched some neighbours benefitting from leasing out their camels to Barqo-maal milking ranch and decided to do the same. Now he is making a steady monthly income of $150 by leasing five of his lactating camels to Barqo-maal near Harfo. “The problem before was the drought, and the camels’ water needs, and so many other things including fodder shortages. He said the idea began when many milk traders lost their own camels to drought, leading to a milk shortage. By renting lactating camels from herders, they avoid the high cost of buying their own camels.