Umnugobi Province, Mongolia – The Lusyn Serchim Cooperative, a member of the National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC), was established in 2013 with 109 members. The cooperative helps its members sell their livestock raw materials in order to increase their main income. Currently, the cooperative has 205 members. In October 2017, Amgalan Khungee, manager of the […]
In the framework of the MOU between NAMAC and IFAD, under the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program, NAMAC’s 16 member cooperatives from Arkhangai, Bulgan, Gobi-Altai, Dornod, Dundgobi, Khuvsgul, Khentii, Sukhbaatar, and Uvurkhangai provinces submitted a 4P business plan to the IFAD and 11 of them were selected to receive a soft loan from IFAD. Thus, on 8 […]
In preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Independent Dialogue Series in Asia-Pacific, a national independent dialogue convened by AFA members, AFA partners, and Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program partner farmers’ organizations will be conducted virtually in the following countries: Country Host FO Date Time Bangladesh COAST Trust May 30 10:00 – 13:00 GMT/UTC+6 India Institute […]
It can be said that a woman farmer is an embodiment of the nexus of agriculture, health, nutrition, water, and energy. And that to succeed as a farmer and in family life in general, one needs land – to grow food, to build a house, to grow herbal plants, to get water, and to get […]
Learn more about the opportunities presented by the UN Decade of Family Farming and other global processes to promote the welfare of farmers Watch and learn from 18 resource speakers On October 6-7, 2020, 180 women and men representatives of farmer organizations, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, public and private stakeholders, and advocates from […]
The global pandemic COVID-19 did not skip Mongolia. On 27 January 2020, Mongolia shut its borders with China and closed all kindergartens, schools, and public gatherings as preventive measures against the COVID-19 outbreak. The first case of COVID-19 in the country was reported on 10 March and as of 16 July 2020, 262 cases have […]
The Food Hero campaign of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program was launched by NAMAC during the opening of “International Training on Upscaling Shearing for Sheep Wool Quality Improvement” on 29 June 2020 in Dundgobi province, Mongolia. The event was organized by the EU-funded SECIM-II project implemented by UNIDO. The Food Hero campaign is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ […]
Mongolia closed its borders as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. This move resulted in many factories reducing their production. In effect, herders are not able to sell raw materials including wool, cashmere, as well as meat products to the factories. Herders rely on selling wool for their livelihood, but […]
