Globally,theexportationofagriculturalproductsplaysacriticalroleindrivingeconomic
growthandstability,oftenactingasasubstantialcontributortogrossdomesticproduct
(GDP),employment,andforeignexchangeearningsinagrarianeconomies.Asavitalpil
larofmanydevelopingcountries’economies, theagricultural sector’sexportdynamics
haveremainedunderstudied,particularlyinintegratingclimatic,economic,andinstitu
tional-relatedfactors.Thus, thisstudyexploresthedeterminantsofagriculturalexports
inSomaliabetween1985and2017.WhiletheevidencefromtheARDLbounds-testing
cointegrationanalysis indicates thatprecipitationimprovesagricultural exports inthe
long-run,theroleofagriculturalproductionwasinsignificant.Theanalysisindicatesthat
currencydepreciationcanboostexportcompetitiveness inthelong-run,whereascur
rencydepreciationmay leadtoreducedexports intheshort-run.Moreover, short-run
domestic investmentspositively impact exports, but this effect diminishes over the
long-run.Remarkably, institutionalqualityandFDI inflowsareconsistentlyidentifiedas
significantenhancersofagriculturalexports. Inaddition, theGrangercausalityanalysis
indicatesthatexchangerates, institutionalquality,andFDI inflowsunidirectionallypre
dictagriculturalexports. Followingtheoutcomesof thisexploration, thestudyrecom
mends enhancing rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems, focusing on value additionandmarketdiversification,stabilizingcurrencyforcompetitiveadvantage,and
improvinginstitutionalqualitybystreamliningFDIpolicies.