Ulaanbaatar
Deputy Agriculture Minister addresses 36th FAO Asia and Pacific Regional Conference
Economy | Agriculture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry G.Batsuuri took part in the 36th
Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) held on March 8-11.
FAO Director General Qu Dongyu
and agriculture ministers and other representatives from over 40 countries in
Asia and the Pacific participated in the conference to discuss ways to overcome
post-COVID-19 challenges in food and agriculture sector and what measure to
undertake in the future.
Deputy Minister G.Batsuuri said
the government of Mongolia has announced agriculture as the key sector in
diversifying the country’s mining driven economy and has set a goal to ‘create
an inclusive, competitive, and climate resilient food and agriculture system’
in its Vision-2050 program. Emphasizing that challenges have been faced in food
and agriculture sector, especially food supply, transport, and logistics in
Mongolia as in other countries, the Deputy Minister gave information on the
government’s effective, policies, measures and the ongoing New Revival policy
for post-pandemic economic recovery.
The Deputy Minister also stressed
the importance of regional and international cooperation in achieving national
commitments to the Paris agreement and setting and implementing major goals in
agricultural policy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate
change adaptation, mentioning that the government of Mongolia is working
closely with FAO, UN specialized agencies, and other international donor
organizations. He asked conference participants to support regional cooperation
to improve regional coordination, provide technical assistance, and facilitate
vaccine supply in fighting animal diseases.
The Mongolian delegate noted
that the government is putting special emphasis on developing digital
agriculture in Mongolia and that the Dairy Asia Secretariat Office has been
opened in Ulaanbaatar, announcing an initiative to establish the World Yak
Association in Mongolia. The conference participants were informed that efforts
are underway to have Mongolia’s initiative to declare 2026 as the international
year of pastoral and nomadic livestock approved by the UN General Assembly and urged
to take more consistent measures to develop smart agriculture for better food
security, stable supply and climate resilience.
