Ulaanbaatar
Honey cluster being created under JICA’s project
Economy | Agriculture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ As part
of the Project for Formulation of Master Plan on the Agricultural Value Chain
in Mongolia (MONMAP-AVC), a honey cluster is being created in Mongolia. In May
2021, a working group of 15 individuals was established to make preparations
for the new cluster to develop guidelines to introduce good practices in honey production
and create the honey cluster.
It was noted during a project
steering committee meeting held on February 9 that preparations have been
completed to form the new cluster this March. State Secretary of the Ministry
of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry T.Jambaltseren, First Secretary of the Embassy of
Japan in Mongolia Matoba Satoshi, Chief Representative of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Mongolia Tamura Eriko and other
officials attended the meeting to discuss the progress of the cluster
development and the selection for the pilot project to be implemented in rural
areas.
The sides have agreed to prioritize
four actions in the master plan to be developed and set up working groups for
each action. The actions are as follows:
-To increase local supply of
agricultural products;
-To launch export-oriented
animal products;
-To strengthen the quality and
traceability of raw materials;
-To support coordination between
the cluster development project and the public and private sector and research
organizations.
