The Government of Mongolia, supported by the World Bank and GAFSP, implemented the Livestock and Agricultural Marketing Project (LAMP) to improve rural livelihoods and food secutiry in 15 distritcs in 5 provinces, through enhanced productivity, market access and diversification in livestock-based production systems. Read more
The Global Fund for Agriculture (also referred to as the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program or GAFSP) was established in April 2010 after the 2007-2008 global food crisis. Aid to small-scale agriculture had been steadily decreasing for decades despite the fact that there are over 500 million small-scale food producers and that growth in […]
Mongolia, a vast country of 1.56 million square kilometers, is home to 15 times more livestock than people. It has over 2.7 million human population and 43 million livestock as of 2010. The transformation of Mongolia after the collapse of the Soviet Union from collective socialism to a market economy disrupted urban and rural livelihoods, […]
Sustaining the Wonders of the Forests by National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC) Background At the collapse of The Soviet Union in 1991, Mongolia began its transition from a socialist, centrally-planned state towards a democratically-controlled market economy. Mongolia then focused on its transformation to a full-fledged democracy and denationalization of major state assets. Most […]
AFA Initiatives with Farmers in Forested Land Scapes Struggles. Actions. Lessons Learned. 2017 Edition This is a compilation of case studies written by AFA members who implemented FFF projects in 2015-2016. The cases reflect the struggles, the actions, and the lessons learned by AFA members in organizing and building the capacities of their members in […]
Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade by International Co-operative Alliance DOWNLOAD: ICA- Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade
With support from Agricord, through AsiaDHRRA and CSA, AFA hosted a knowledge session focused on drawing out key lessons on farmers’ engagement in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), particularly through the project entitled “Supporting Inclusive Planning of country projects financed by the GAFSP” last November 8-10, 2012 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The […]
On 7 June 2021, the National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC), AFA member in Mongolia, conducted a national independent dialogue in Mongolia as part of the pre-events for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. The dialogue was participated by smallholder farmers, herders, pastoralists, and other food producers from various parts of the country. […]
