Vegetable production is supported for poverty alleviation

Odonchimeg 2016-06-27 08:06

Economy

Vegetable production is supported for poverty alleviation.

Vegetable production is supported for poverty alleviation. “Inclusive and Sustainable Vegetable Production and Marketing Project” of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is launched to promote vegetable growing and consumption by poor households in peri-urban areas of the capital city Ulaanbaatar. The project will work with vegetable farmers mainly in the central region of Mongolia including the suburbs of the capital city, providing them with greater knowledge and higher-quality seeds through collaboration with national agricultural institutions and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The “Inclusive and Sustainable Vegetable Production and Marketing Project” is believed to provide support for increased and diversified production, storage, processing, marketing and consumption, which will benefit both rural households’ livelihoods and the national economy. With more than 63,000 predominantly small-scale vegetable growers throughout Mongolia, the vegetable sector has become vital in poverty alleviation and as source of healthy food for an increasingly urbanized population.