Улаанбаатар
Urgent actions planned to improve wintering situations for herders
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 70 per cent of Mongolian territory is covered with snow and 64 soums of 15 provinces are experiencing hard wintering.
There is a risk that wintering would get worse in 127 soums of 17 provinces, if heavy snow and severe cold continue further. In connection with it, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry was instructed to organize meat preparation works urgently to generate income for herders and prevent from insufficiency of meat supply in rural areas and overpricing of meat.
The issue was discussed during the yesterday’s Cabinet meeting and the Government decided to make reservation of 30 thousand tons of meat, purchasing from herders in the 127 soums of 17 provinces, where a risk of hard wintering is faced.
The required money for meat preparations will be financed from commercial banks’ sources and loan interest will be repaid from budget for incentives of Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry.
