Mongolian Economy and Finance

Mongolian farmers and agricultural experts have made several attempts to cultivate white rice in Mongolia over the last 10 to 15 years. In partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, they aspire to reduce rice imports and boost domestic production.

A three-member delegation of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University (HPAU), Katoch, led by vice-chancellor KK Katoch is on a visit to Mongolia to hold talks with officials of Mongolian University of Agriculture Sciences for cooperation in the field of teaching, research, extension and business.

ULAN BATOR, September 03. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia will lift restrictions on Mongolian livestock supplies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Agriculture of Mongolia Ts.Tuvaan and Javier Rodriguez, secretary of Argentina’s Political and Institutional Coordination and Agricultural Emergency, signed a cooperation memorandum on agriculture on June 16.\

On June 5, Mongolian Ambassador D.Zumberellkham and the State Secretary of the Slovakian Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry, Latsko Bartoshova, signed a contract to supply Mongolia with 600 pregnant Semental cows.

Global malnutrition could fall 84 percent by the year 2050 as incomes in developing countries grow - but only if agricultural productivity continues to improve and climate change does not severely damage agriculture, Purdue University researchers say.

A photographer who snapped what could be the world's only girl hunting with a golden eagle says watching her work was an amazing sight.

Mongolian agricultural officials envision their organic meat and vegetables being served on Chinese dinner tables and are looking to foreign investors for help in making this a reality.

- Agricultural leadership training in Mongolia / Saemaul agricultural training centers in operation in Mozambique

The Agriculture Policy Implementation Regulatory Agency (APIRA) of the Ministry of Factory and Agriculture reported on September 23, that snow fall this past weekend affected crop fields and harvesting.

Laos: Laos and Mongolia plan to work together to expand agricultural cooperation through cross-promotion of two important industries in both countries.

The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos, Vilayvanh Phomkhe is making an official visit to Mongolia over the next few days.

The Ministry of Industry and Agriculture announced yesterday that any children’s products using milk powder from New Zealand were to undergo a risk assessment as soon as possible and these products on the Mongolian market should be recalled immediately.

EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos is to visit Mongolia this weekend to discuss increased co-operation with the authorities there on sustainable agriculture, food security and rural development.

On July 9, the “Having unemployed citizens of Ulaanbaatar city lead vegetable farming in organized management” program was launched and over 1,000 households acquired permit certificates for growing vegetables on designated lands.

Thanks to Mongolian agriculturists, Mongolia was able to fully meet domestic demands for wheat and potatoes.

Mongolia approved $86.2 million of loans for cashmere, clothing and dairy companies as the government seeks to reduce the nation’s reliance on mining for economic growth.

Since a few weeks ago, Europe has been coping with a serious issue related to meat standards and, more precisely, its traceability procedures.

Mongolia is bracing itself for a colder-than-average winter following a harvest that, while strong, failed to meet agricultural targets.

Mongolia is bracing itself for a colder-than-average winter following a harvest that, while strong, failed to meet agricultural targets.