Mongolia has embarked on the development of an e-agriculture strategy, which will lead to the integration of information, and communication technologies in the country’s agricultural sector to boost productivity, improve farmers’ incomes and expand employment opportunities. 

The national e-agriculture strategy will provide an essential framework for identifying, developing and sustaining ICT for agriculture services in alignment with agricultural goals and priorities.

The Mongolia E-agriculture Strategy is multi-stakeholder exercise and is led by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industries (MoFALI) together with the Communication and Information Technology Authority of Mongolia (CITA) and other key stakeholders such as Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia.  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are providing technical assistance together with other key stakeholders in designing the strategy.

Stakeholders from Mongolia’s agricultural sector met in the capital Ulaanbaatar from 25-27 March to identify a roadmap for developing and implementing ICT based solutions and services for agriculture.

“ICTs have the power to be a game-changer in our fight against climate change, especially in the context of Mongolia where growing incidence of and damage from climate-related disasters negatively affecting food security and nutrition”, said Dr Vinod Ahuja, FAO representative for Mongolia.

Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, said, “ICTs have become an integral part of every country’s socio-economic development. Innovative use of digital technologies in the agricultural sector has the potential to assist rural and farming communities boost food production, promote sustainable agriculture, attain food security and nutrition and accelerate global efforts to achieve zero hunger by 2030.”