Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia 's pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall ...

Somalia's camel farming is undergoing a transformation with modern dairy practices. Beder Camel Farm, led by Dr. Abdirisak ...

On the outskirts of Mogadishu, camels, a central part of Somali pastoralist life, are increasingly being used in efforts to ...

UPDATED: April 29, 2016 at 8:53 AM MDT LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Let’s get the obvious questions about camel’s milk out of the way first. It tastes like skim milk, just a wee bit saltier.

Camels are some of the most adaptive animals on the planet, able to endure blazing hot Saharan deserts and bitterly cold Mongolian steppes. Consuming their milk could provide health benefits.

Camel milk has 2 percent milk fat, a creamy white color and a sweet, slightly salty aftertaste. Gil and Nancy Riegler established Oasis Camel Dairy near San Diego, California, a decade ago, when it ...

Desert Farms, a California-based company that ships camel milk to drink, sells 16 ounce fresh or frozen bottles of milk for $18. To buy a 200-gram bag of powdered milk from them, it'll cost you $74.

A Dubai company offers a camel milk chocolate bar, but it sells at a San Francisco shop for $12 for just 2.5 ounces. Despite the price, shop owner Jack Epstein said the camel bar is a steady seller.

And since then, it has started selling camel milk powder from the United Arab Emirates, date sugar from Tunisia, and camel’s milk soap from Oman. The milk vertical of the business has all been ...

A Scenic Rim farmer is trying to build a livestock industry around camels, but says one of the biggest challenges will be ...

Video. On the outskirts of Mogadishu, camels, a central part of Somali pastoralist life, are increasingly being used in ...