SDC strengthens support for Mongolia’s livestock sector

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Green Gold Mongolia — Herders are reading the manual on the Rangeland Users' Agreements. Buyant soum, Bayan-Ulgii aimag. © SDC Mongolia

The new Green Gold and Animal Health Consolidation Project will also continue to strengthen herder organisations, improve linkages between cooperatives and processors, and improve animal health systems.

Pasture-User Groups (PUGs) and the Rangeland-Use Agreements (RUAs), cornerstones of the Green Gold Project, are increasingly recognised as effective ways to tackle rangeland degradation, and are greatly valued by herders and local governments.

At the opening of the Green Gold and Animal Health Consolidation Project, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry State Secretary L. Bayartulga said the PUG and RUA approaches provided a strong foundation upon which to continue lobbying for improved policy and legal environments to address rangeland degradation.

Trials of both approaches determined that the most effective form of rangeland rehabilitation was a return to traditional rotational grazing practices and pasture-resting regulated via a grassroots system of collective user control, supported by improvements to the legal framework on land-user rights.

SDC is one of the major donors supporting Mongolia’s livestock sector, particularly in relation to rangeland management and animal health. SDC will serve as an advocate for sustainable rangeland management and promote best practices in marketing and animal health systems, building on its network and experience.

The best practices of the livestock supply chain adopted by PUG-based primary and secondary cooperatives have been welcomed by domestic processing companies. The consolidation project will continue to support cooperatives and processing companies in introducing raw-material quality controls and a traceability scheme.

Uujin Company CEO D. Jamzandulam said his company had been buying combed yak wool from PUGs, the quality and volume of which was constantly improving. A reliable supply of raw materials enabled the company to progress towards selling on the international market.

For more information, please refer to the Green Gold and Animal Health projects fact sheets.