Ulaanbaatar
200 new technologies and agriculture products ready for production
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 8, the first meeting of the Scientists’ council under the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry was held. The current situation of science of animal husbandry, veterinary, agriculture, food and light industry and future tasks were discussed during the meeting.
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry P.Sergelen noted that the role of the council is to develop effective cooperation between policy makers, scientists and producers and to foster new ideas and initiatives. ‘- There are over 200 new technology and products are ready for direct introduction into production. It is a significant success”.
According to the Minister, scientists of agriculture have invented 96 new sorts of wheat and grain, 14 sorts of potatoes, 39 sorts of vegetables and 16 sorts of berries and fruits. And 30 per cent of the wheat and grain sorts, 60 per cent of the vegetable sorts, 70 percent of the fruit and berries sorts and all potato sorts have been utilized for cultivation.
120 technological instructions have been developed to plant various crops and introduced to production. Moreover, over 30 breeds of horse, camel, cow, sheep and goat have been created and confirmed in livestock and animal husbandry sector. Four new veterinary discoveries by Mongolian scientists have been registered to the world science, 64 types of vaccination and diagnostic devices and 72 types of medicine have been created. Exhibition of innovation products were displayed in the scope of the meeting.
