Sustainable Agriculture project's steering committee convenes

Economy | Agriculture
anudari@montsame.gov.mn
2021-03-09 17:38:14

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A regular meeting of the steering committee of the joint project between Germany and Mongolia, Sustainable Agriculture, was held virtually on March 4. The meeting was attended by officials and scholars led by Director of Crop Policy Implementation Coordination Department of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Steering Committee Chair V.Unenbat and Head of Department of International Projects of German Ministry of Agriculture Bruno Hoffstadt. The participants discussed the report on results of the project’s third phase and approved the committee’s 2021 action plan.

 

As part of the project aimed at improving economic, social, and ecological sustainability of agriculture in Mongolia, studies, training sessions, and workshops have been conducted to enhance the sector’s legal framework, develop a crop species and seed production system, improve cropland fertility, promote good agricultural practices, and efficiently conduct farming. At the steering committee meeting, it was decided to spread the knowledge and experience, gained throughout the project, to more farmers and continue with the efforts for focus groups.