FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 02/99 - MONGOLIA* (10 February)
Wheat production in 1998 is estimated at 192 000 tonnes, about 19 percent below 1997 and 34 percent below the average for the preceding five years due to reduced planting and snow damage.
In the aftermath of the break-up of state farms and the transition of the economy from one which was centrally planned to one which has been liberalized, domestic food production has declined (as input use has fallen), whilst the number of people (especially children) with nutritional problems has increased. In view of this, the country needs assistance in agricultural rehabilitation and in feeding vulnerable sectors of society. In response, donors this year have provided 48 000 tonnes of wheat seed, whilst a further 60 000 tonnes of food aid have been pledged, of which an estimated 21 400 tonnes have been delivered.
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