Ulaanbaatar
Agricultural Minister meets French delegates
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On June 22, Minister of Food,
Agriculture and Light Industry Z.Mendsaikhan received Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Mongolia Sebastian Surun,
representatives of the French National
Association of Cattle and Sheep Farmers, agricultural enterprises, investors
and the media organization.
The sides exchanged views on cooperation in engaging animal
husbandry, alongside studying the experience of French’s intensive animal
husbandry as the country is leading in the world with its food security and
high-yield livestock. The French side also expressed interest in studying
the experience of nomadic and pastoral animal husbandry, which has become a
uniqueness of our country.
“This meeting is taking place on the same day when the
program, which will be implemented within the framework of the ‘Food
Supply and Security’ national movement initiated by the President of
Mongolia, has been approved by the Parliament. In aims of fully meeting
domestic demands for the 19 types of livestock and agricultural products and
becoming an exporter country, a national movement on food supply and security
has been launched. As part of the program, it is necessary to have 100
thousand head of dairy and beef cattle. We are ready to cooperate with the
French side to develop intensive animal husbandry in the agricultural sector as
a model. We are interested in introducing pasture-fed livestock-sourced meat
products to the European market,” said Minister Z.Mendsaikhan.
The largest international livestock exhibition in Europe
will be held in France in October. Mongolia has been invited to participate in
the exhibition. The sides agreed to renew the ‘Memorandum of Understanding
on cooperation between Mongolia and France in the Agricultural Sector’ that
was signed in 2013.
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