Mongolia Population : 3.17 Millions Poverty headcount ratio (% of population): 28.4% GDP : $13.11 Trillions GDP growth (annual): 7.2% Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP): 11% Area : 1,564,116㎢ Income Level: Lower middle income Source : World Development Indicators Database Year : 2018

Topic & Summary Year : 2018 Topic : Enhancing agricultural capability by improving livestock value chain in the eastern region of Mongolia Project Duration : 2018 Partner Ministry : Ministry of Food and Agriculture Joint Research Agency : Administration of Agricultural Khalkh Gol Zone Executing Agnecy : Administration of Agricultural Khalkh Gol Zone Implementing Agency : Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) Project Director : Jang Heo, Research Director, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Manager : Jongsun Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Officer : Minjeong Choi (Researcher, KREI), Mina Lee (Researcher, KREI) Advisor : Duk Heo (KREI), Kangseok Seo (Sunchon University), Yongil Cho (Sunchon University) Year : 2016 Topic : Improving Export Oriented Agricultural Production Possibilities in Remote Rural Mongolian Regions Project Duration : 2016 Partner Ministry : Ministry of Food and Agriculture Joint Research Agency : Ministry of Food and Agriculture Executing Agnecy : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Implementing Agency : Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) Project Director : Jang Heo, Research Director, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Manager : Jang Heo, Research Director, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Officer : Yongwook Choi, Research Associate, CIAP, KREI Advisor : Duk Huh (KREI)

2018

• Policy Meeting

  

  Policy Meeting

  
  Date
  - February 20 to 21, 2018
  
  Venue
  - Ministry of Food and Agriculture
  
  Results
  - From February 12 to 13, 2018, KREI visited the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Mongolia. and a had policy meeting for discussing main objectives and expected outcomes of the 2018 KAPEX proejct. The both parties signed on the Record of Discussions for 2018 KAPEX Project including joint research, KAPEX Training Programs and KAPEX Result-sharing Workshops in Korea and Mongolia. In addition, they also discussed the current institutional situation of value chain system in the livestock sector in Mongolia for understanding the background of joint research. 

• Joint research

  

  Joint research

  
  Topic
  - Value chain of meat products in Dornod, Mongoila
  
  Partner Agency
  - Administration of Agricultural Khalkh Gol Zone
  
  1st Field Survey
  - From April 3 to 12, 2018, the KAPEX Joint Research team Khalkh Gol Zone to conduct the 1st field survey. They conduct of field surveys to gather data and information for identifying the most critical factors of current livestock production system. To deriving issues and problems, the team had interviews withstakeholders, Administration of Agricultural Khalkh Gol Zone. In addition, by inviting related stakeholders from Mongolia, they had a KAPEX Kickoff Workshop to share the plan of the joint research. 
  
  2nd Field Survey
  - From June 20 to 28, 2018, the KAPEX team visited the Khalkh Gol Agricultural Development Project Promotion Team of the Mongolian Ministry of Agriculture to review the progress of the research and discuss the future direction and schedule of the research. And they visited Choibalsan in Dornod aimak to conduct interview to analyze the livestock value chain situation.
  
  3nd Field Survey
  - From September 30 to October 7, 2018,  the team visited Mongolia to conduct 3rd field study.  They had meetings with the joint research team from Mongolia to share the research's results. They inviting Administration of Agricultural Khalkh Gol Zone to discuss the future direction of research.
  
  Major Findings
  - According to the research, the current value chain in Mongolia facing scheme results the herder households and small-to-medium livestock farmers in unfavourable situation where they carry huge burdens to improve their economic condition so that they have the little chance to concern more about enhancing productivity and better quality. To improve their situation, they Combined and coordinated efforts by the public and private institutions need to be launched to economically encourage the herder households to be organized into more institutionalised cooperative management, so that the middlemen’s role is reduced and higher values will be resulted in not only for the herding households, also for those enterprises in the field of meat production. In effort to utilise the resources and secure lasting impacts, such should not only concentrate on the herding households and small-to-medium livestock farmers, the business communities at various levels also need to be involved in.

• KAPEX Traning

  

  KAPEX Traning

  
  Date
  - (Invitational Training) May 13 to 19, 2018
  
  Venue
  - Seoul, Korea
  
  Results
  - The Invitational Training for 5 public officials from Mongolia was held in Korea to enhance policy development capabilities by sharing the Korea's development experience of livestock industry through lectures, site visits, and discussions. They had lectures including "Korean Economy and Agricultural Development", "Status of Korean Livestock Industry and Branding of Korean Beef". For study visits, they visited the Institution of Livestock Environmental Managment in Korea, Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation, visited places such as feed factories and livestock cooperative.  Based on the implications from the lecture and study visits, the participants developed action plans for Improvement value chain of livestock industry in Mongolia.

• KAPEX Academy

  

• KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  

  KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  
  Date
  - November 5, 2018
  
  Venue
  - Seoul
  
  Results
  - On November 17, 2017, the KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop was held in Korea to share the final results of the joint research and propose the possible ODA porjects from 3 partner countries, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Mongolia, for 2018 KAPEX Project. And also, the partners for 2019 KAPEX, Indonesia, Myanamr, and the Philippines participated in the workshop and presented the topic of their projects and shared the background of the projects.

2016

• Policy Meeting

  

  Policy Meeting

  
  Date
  - January 27, 2016
  
  Venue
  - Ministry of Food and Agriculture
  
  Results
  - January 27, 2016, KREI visited the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Mongolia and a had policy meeting for discussing main objectives and expected outcomes of the 2016 KAPEX project. They also discussed the current situation of agriculture in remoted region and agricultural product exports in Mongolia for understanding the background of the joint research. In addition, the both parties signed on the Record of Discussions for 2016 KAPEX Project including joint research, KAPEX Training Programs and KAPEX Result-sharing Workshops in Korea and Mongolia.

• Joint research

  

  Joint research

  
  Topic
  - Improving Export Oriented Agricultural Production Possibilities in Remote Rural Mongolian Regions
  
  Partner Agency
  - Ministry of Food and Agriculture
  
  1st Field Survey
  - From June 6 to 9, 2016, the Joint Research Team visited Mongolia to analyze the value chains of the livestock industry and diagnose the bottlenecks of exporting agricultural and livestock products. The team had a meeting with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to share Korea's experience on related topics and discuss next steps for the joint research. The team visited other related institutions to gather information on the livestock industry in Mongolia.
  
  2nd Field Survey
  - In August 2016, the Joint Research Team visited Mongolia to collect policy documents regarding animal product traceability in Mongolia and conduct interviews with stakeholders in the value chain. The team visited local farmers to understand the current situation of the livestock industry in the project area, including the marketing system and quality control of meat and dairy products.
  
  Result-sharing Workshop in Mongolia
  - On September 7, 2016, KREI and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture held the result-sharing workshop in Ulaanbaatar to share experience on agricultural development and discuss the action plans on export-oriented agricultural development for income increase. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture presented the final result of the KAPEX joint research and Mongolia’s current policy on agricultural products. Related institutions, including SIDA and KOPIA, shared their experience on their projects on the livestock industry.
  
  Major Findings
  - Mongolia’s most promising export-oriented industries are those processing animal-based products, including meat, dairy, leather, wool, cashmere hair and camel hair. To develop those industries, Mongolia should increase government assistance in international promotion and marketing, increase research and development, improve the quality of raw materials, control the various diseases impacting livestock. Except for several large companies, most manufacturers have limited financial and human resources, especially in export marketing. The government agencies should support marketing services.

• KAPEX Traning

  

  KAPEX Traning

  
  Date
  - (Invitational Training) May 8 to 14, 2016 / (Local Training) June 6 to 10, 2016
  
  Venue
  - Seoul, Korea and Ulaanbaatar
  
  Results
  - Korea held the Invitational Training for Mongolia’s ten high-level public officials to enhance policy development capabilities by sharing Korea’s experience in agricultural development through lectures, site visits, and discussions. They had lectures including "Agricultural Development in Korea," "Korea's Strategy for Exporting Agricultural Products," and "Agricultural and Rural Investment." They visited the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation and the Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services, for study visits. Based on the implications of the lectures and study visits, the participants developed action plans to enhance agricultural product export in Mongolia.
  For Local Training in Mongolia, 40 working-level public officials and experts participated to develop ideas on animal product traceability, the livestock industry and its value chains for exporting through lectures, site visits, and discussions with Korean experts.

• KAPEX Academy

  

• KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  

  KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  
  Date
  - October 14, 2016
  
  Venue
  - Seoul
  
  Results
  - KREI and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs jointly held the KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop in Korea on October 14, 2016. The partner countries for the 2016 KAPEX shared their results of KAPEX trainings and joint research. They also proposed possible ODA projects. The 2014 and 2015 KAPEX partners participated in the workshop and presented the outcomes of the 2014 and 2015 projects.