Food security forum to draw 1,500 delegates

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Union of Mongolian Food Producers and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation of Germany are jointly organizing the Food Security of Mongolia – 2011 forum on June 24. Some 1,500 delegates are expected to take part in the forum which will discuss food price increase and its critical impact on households that usually spend between 60% and 80 % of their total income on securing food. It will also illustrate the need for countries to increase their own food production.

The UN has been advising Mongolia on issues related to food security such as development of agriculture, streamlining the domestic food supply chain, and increasing food stocks for an emergency.