MONGOLIA: GOVERNMENT POLICY ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

T.Erdenejargal Ministry of Food,

Agriculture and Light industry, Mongolia

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGIONAL FORUM“NUTRITION-SENSITIVE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY”

BANGKOK, THAILAND 7-8 DECEMBER 2011

Outline

Country profileOverview of the sectorCurrent food and nutrition situationGovernment policy and legislation on

agriculture and food securityNational programmes and projectsProgrammatic actions to improve food

and nutrition Successful scaling up cases

Country profile Location: East and Central

Asia, between China and Russia

Area: 1.6 million sq.km. /5th biggest in Asia/

Population & density: 2.7 million, 1.7 persons/km

Climate: Extreme continental with short summer

Literacy rate: 97.8%.

Overview of Food and Agriculture and light industry sector

Produces over 40 percent of the total GDP and employed 64.8 percent of total work force.

The economic growth of Mongolia is being defined by production growth of livestock, crop production and industrial sectors.

Consists of 4 subsectors- Animal husbandry, crop production, food processing and light industry.

LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR

Engaged 261,574 peopleGenerates export revenue: 207.0 mln USDTotal: 42 mln.heads in 2011Goat 45. 0% 18.9Sheep 44.0% 18.5

Cattle 5.4% 2.3 Horse 4.7% 2.0 Camel 0.7% 0.3Annual production:

• 204.400 meat • 22.000 MT sheep wool• 6000 MT of goat cashmere• 1300 MT of camel wool• 1300 MT of yak hair

• 400.000 pieces of cattle hide• 300.000 pieces of horse hide • 3.3 mln pieces of sheep skin• 3.6 mln pieces of goat skin• 600 mln litre raw milk annually..

Domestic

food production

in 2010

388 mln $

Food import in 2010 295.4 mln $

Food export 2008-2010

Increased 2,2 percent or 64 mln $ Food

aid3 mln $

FOOD SUPPLY

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LEGAL ACTS, POLICY PAPER RELATED TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

National Security Policy of Mongolia/State Great Khural resolution №48, 2010

“Food Law” /Under revision/Plant protection law Animal genetic and health law“Standardization and measurement

assessment law”Law on agricultural commodity exchange Comprehensive National Development Strategy

(2008)Government Policy on Food and Agricultural Sector

(2003-2015)Development Strategy of Agricultural Sector (2006-

2015)

On-going government programs on food, agriculture and nutrition

“National Food security Programme” -2009-2016 Green revolution” programme “School lunch programme” “Combating Iodine deficiency programme” “National programme on industrialization” “National Livestock programme” “Seabukthorn National programme “ National programme for NCD prevention

and control; Strategy on Diet and Physical Activity; Strategy on Micronutrient Deficiencies

“NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME”

Approved: by Government in Feb, 2009. Goal: provide the population with constant, regular and equal supply of nutritious and safe food; create conditions to improve health and labor efficiency.The programme contains:

4 priority goals 13 objectives 77 activities

NFSP of Mongolia

4 priority goals1. Establish favorable economic, legislation and

organizational environment to ensure food supply, quality and safety;

2. Increase the proportion of industrially processed products in food consumption; provide stable and constant supply of sufficient, nutritious and safe food;

3. Ensure hygiene and safety of drinking water and food products, improve information system;

4. Improve nutritional value of food products, support healthy diet and decrease nutritional deficiencies, prevent from common non-communicable diseases.

Priority goal I

Strategic food

MOFALI

Хөрөнгө оруулалт, зээл, даатгал

лизингийн үйлчилгээ

Боловсруулсан хүнсний бүтээгдэхүүн

30%

2.5 times higher

Animal feed

Crop seeds

reserves

reserves

reserves

Change to consistent methodology, management and information structure and organizational system for food security system

Intensive Farmer no less than 8000 cowsProcessed milk production 20.0 thous.tones

Processed meat production 50.0 thous.tonesMeat export 20.0 thous.tones

To meet 100% of meat, milk, flour, potato and vegetables demand by local production

To meet 10-15% of butter, fish, vegetable oil demand by local production

2012

Priority goal II

Irrigated crop field to reach 53.0 thous.ha (25% of total field)

Improve crop variety and rotation

Cover 25% of total soums (small administrative unit) in food distribution chain

Reduce use of conventional fallow making system by 20 percent

Maintain 10-14 days reserve of flour, rice and sugar

Wheat reserve to be reached 35% of total demand

2012

PRIORITY

GOAL III

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Creation of social care center to provide

meal for poor, vulnerable, orphans, disables and aged people

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Develop selection criteria for food and

meal serving shops and food service facilities of vulnerable groups

PRIORITY GOAL IV

Efforts in mobilizing funding resources

Crop III campaign

Goal: create suitable legal, financial, market enabling environments for crop producers, to provide sustainable supply of safe food to the population by development of intensive crop production, eliminate import dependency.

Budget: 47 mln USD for 3 years from state

Supplied machineries: 144 combine harvester, 401 tractors of 120-250 hp, 831 trailers and other attachments.

Initial level Objectives level

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950 930701 760 820 910

1735

15061320 1330

820 810 486 536 600 675

Number of Tractors and Combine Harvesters used in Crop Production

Tractors Combine Harvesters

Crop III campaign achievement

Increase of production: • Wheat 2.8 fold• potato 80.6 percent• vegetable 28.5 percent

Decrease in import• Wheat 2.5 fold• potato 4 folds• Flour 2 folds

Self-sufficiency rate in 2011:• Wheat 100 %• potato 100 %• vegetable 62.3 %

Export of 100, 000 tonnes of wheat

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK PROGRAMME 2010-2021

• Livestock husbandry is a distinctive livelihood practice in Mongolia, the heritage of which is valued on a world scale. Livestock is a renewable resource and one of the country’s main economic pillars and the basis for Mongolia’s sustainable development.

• The Mongolian Constitution (1992) stated “The livestock of the country is national wealth and subject to state protection”.

• “State policy toward herders” to improve wellbeing of the herders by providing better access to social services and by lifting their living standard.

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK PROGRAMME 2010-2021

• Annual budget- 3 percent of the state budget• Improve animal health and productivity /obtain

of FMD free status, application of livestock identification system/

• Improve livestock product marketing

“NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME,

revised in April 2011

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“Milk programm

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Ecological clean

product programm

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GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -2011

Mongolian food- Mongolia soil consultative meeting initiated by the PM

Government actions -2011

Amendment to “Food Law” Integrated policy and coordination on foods – National

council /Chaired by Prime minister/ Proper distribution of rights and responsibilities:

- Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry – Supply of secure food to consumers / production and importation/

- Minister of Health – healthy and safe diet

“Trade law” newly drafted Implement international standards in trade, establish

food quality control from suppliers and producers to customers

Restrict hand to hand trading Increase responsibility and accountability of traders Government coordination to prevent low quality and

unsafe foods supply to the marketApproval of “Agricultural commodity exchange”

GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -2011

Meeting with wheat flour, milk and meat producers and processors

Approval the list of food, agricultural machineries and spare parts for SME to be exempted customs tariff and VAT.

Exemption of VAT on domestically produced, processed wheat, flour, milk & milk products, meat carcasses, graded meat and by-products.

Increase in import tax on onion, cabbage, carrot, and flour

Mongolia Food Security Forum, June, 2011

FALL GREEN DAYS

Scaling up of ISFP project approach

Increased food

availability

Increased household

income

Increased food

diversification

Increased Potato and Vegetable

Production

PROMOTION OF SMALL SCALE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IS KEY INSTRUMENT

Scaling up of ISFP project approach

MOFALI- Ulaanbaatar Mayor’s office◦ MOU signing for the creation of 20.000 job for vulnerable

sub-urban residents to promote vegetable growing for increased income and improved nutrition availability. Allocation of 40 ha for organized groups 800 poor households headed by

active job seeker. Allocation of 160 ha for 4000 people employed in 53 organization and

enterprises affiliated to UB Mayor office.

Green revolution National programme◦ Subsidy to tractors, plastic tunnels with drip irrigation◦ potato and vegetables seeds◦ Simple tools for vegetable growing◦ Exemption of tax imposed on farm machinery

Launch of Seabuckthorn national programme ◦ Distribution of bushes, nursery trees .

PROMOTION OF SMALL-SCALE VEGETABLE GROWING

EU FOOD FACILITY PROJECTS

• Mongolia-FAO-EUEnhancing Food and Nutrition Security for Vulnerable Segments of the Population of Mongolia Budget : 1.7 million USD1854 direct beneficiaries: 830 (full support) + 1024 (seed support)Duration: October 2010 – September 2013

EU FOOD FACILITY PROJECTS

Mongolia-Caritas France-EU“Food security project based on innovative

approach”Beneficiaries: 1000 poor households or 5000 people

Milk projectMilk project

FURTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY

Create independent professional agency for planning, implementation, management, control and evaluation of policy and activities of food security;

Accelerate the implementation of NFSP Scaling up of successful cases of projects

by facilitating land access to poor and vulnerable people for improved food and nutrition supply

Support fair trade, protect consumer health by implementing Codex and international standards to production and trade chain

Implement programmes to increase public awareness and education on food and nutrition

Contribute to world food supply and security with the naturally organic food products.

FURTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia