Ulaanbaatar
Cooperation with ADB to ensure sustainable food supply and security
Society
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Mr. S. Narantsogt, the Vice Minister
of Economy and Development, met with ADB representatives led by Mr. Thomas
Panella, Director of Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division
of the East Asia Department, and Mr. Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director to
discuss comprehensive approaches to solve the problems for ensuring stable food
supply and security and coordinate the implementation of some agricultural sector’s
projects in this direction.
Parties agreed to explore the further possibility of
cooperation within ADB’s technical assistance on developing a national system
for monitoring, tracking, and managing food supply and safety based on the
existing IT infrastructure of the Government and improving the relevant legal
framework.
In order to improve food supply and security, it is
important to ensure the coordination of participants from all sectors, not just
the agriculture sector, and there is a need to increase the participation of
the private sector. Therefore, it was agreed to jointly organize consultation
meetings and events in this field in October this year.
They also exchanged views on organizing the preparatory
meeting in October in Mongolia before UN Climate Change Conference which is
going to be held in November 2022. At the preparatory meeting, subjects on
forest management, renewable energy, and green development are planned to be
discussed at an international level.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Development
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