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 […]
AFA members PAKISAMA, LFN, UWUA, NAMAC, and AFFM with AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia Banzuela and AFA staff Lorraine Ablan attend the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 held on 17-21 June 2019 in Incheon, South Korea. Watch the APFW lightning session:
PRESENTATIONS Country Report: Bangladesh – KKM Country Report: Indonesia – API Country Report: Kygyzstan – UWUA Country Report: Laos – LFN Country Report: Mongolia – NAMAC Country Report: Myanmar – AFFM Country Report: Nepal – CTCF Country Report: Philippines – PAKISAMA Country Report: Taiwan – TDFA Country Report: Taiwan – TWADA Country Report: Tajikistan – […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development held its 37th Executive Committee Meeting on 27 May 2018 at Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok Thailand. The member organizations present in the meeting are: API, Ainoukai, NLFF, CTCF, VNFU, FWN, FNN, LFN, NAMAC, TWADA, TDFA, AFFM, UWUA, NADF, SEWA, PAKISAMA, and KKM. View more photos of the AFA […]
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 […]
