Publishing Mongolia Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Analysis

New Hand-in-Hand Initiative datasets have been published for Mongolia. The Initiative uses geospatial analysis aiming to transform agrifood systems to boost rural incomes, reduce vulnerabilities, and promote sustainable agricultural development, targeting poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and inequality. Over 70 countries are covered with agricultural typologies (based on a stochastic frontier analysis of biophysical and socio-economic data) and suitability assessments (using GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation).

The latest datasets focus on Mongolia and include:

• Agricultural typologies classification

• Accessibility maps to major cities

• Suitability indices and recommended infrastructure locations for various agrifood systems

• Suitable sites for slaughterhouses and dairy processing facilities

These resources aim to identify investment opportunities and guide informed planning for agrifood infrastructure development.

More info about the data at: https://data.apps.fao.org/?lang=en&share=f-b0dff20a-2288-40d6-a0c7-125b1f132bfd