FAO in Mongolia

Ongoing projects in Mongolia

Project Title

Project Objectives

Start date

End date

Total Budget

Donor

Strengthening animal health and food safety systems 

To improve the quality of and access to veterinary services nationally and to contribute to the establishment of TAD-free zone(s) in specified areas.

2020-06-12

2023-06-30

$5,964,940

WB

Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation, SFM and carbon sink enhancement into Mongolia`s productive forest landscapes (FSP)

To contribute to Mongolia sustainable and participatory forest management

2014-10-30

2020-08-31

$3,586,364

GEF

Support to employment creation in Mongolia (SECiM) Component 2: Piloting quality private sector work in selected livestock and vegetable value chains

Overall objectives of the project are to: i) contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in Mongolia through promotion of quality employment focussing on the non-mining sector; and ii) contribute to enable private sector job creation where Mongolia has potential comparative advantages.

2016-02-01

2021-01-31

$4,668,897

EU

Inclusive and sustainable vegetable and marketing project (VEGI) Outcome 4: Policy

The overall goal of VEGI is to contribute to ?improved livelihood in Mongolia, through inclusive, gender responsive and sustainable growth of the vegetable sector?.

2016-08-25

2020-07-31

$460,275

SDC

Strengthening Capacity in the Agriculture and Land-use Sectors in Mongolia for Enhanced Transparency  in Implementation and Monitoring of Mongolia`s NDC under the Paris Agreement (MSP)

The objective of the project is to build the national capacity and a mechanism for Mongolia by 2020 to be able to prepare reports to the UNFCCC under the Paris Agreement Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) with strengthened agriculture, forestry and other land use sector components including inventories of emissions sources and sinks, and information necessary to track progress against priority actions identified in Mongolia?s NDC.

2019-01-21

2022-01-21

$863,242

GEF

Promoting Dryland Sustainable Landscapes and Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia (PPG)

To reverse and prevent dryland ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss through an inclusive, integrated landscape and value chain approach securing multiple environment benefits and sustainable, resilient livelihoods in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia.

2019-07-23

2020-08-31

$75,000

GEF

Catalysing investments and actions to enhance resilience against sand and dust storms in agriculture

Enhanced resilience of agriculture-dependent communities to SDS

2020-06-16

2021-06-15

$500,000

 

Emergency assistance for the control of Foot and Mouth Disease in central and western regions of Mongolia

Improved livestock health through effective control, containment and prevention of outbreak of new cases of FMD in the eastern regions and avoidance of the spread in the centre and western part of the country.

2018-10-01

2020-08-31

$300,000

FAO

Piloting the Climate-Smart approach in the livestock production systems

To build an economically viable and competitive climate resilient livestock sector that is capable of providing safe and healthy food for the population, increase exports.

2018-12-10

2020-11-30

$250,000

FAO

TCPF: Support to development of Mongolian National E-Agriculture strategy

To develop the National e-agriculture strategy.

2019-02-01

2020-12-31

$58,000

FAO

Support in developing efficient food control management systems

To increase capacities of main stakeholders including officials of line ministries, agencies, food inspectors and food business operators to apply risk-based preventive systems for food safety control and management.

2019-02-05

2020-12-31

$150,000

FAO

Enhancing Efficiency and Traceability of Agricultural Value Chains in Mongolia through innovations and ICTs

To improve the efficiency and productivity of livestock production in various livestock product value chains, and to develop export-oriented livestock production.

2019-07-01

2021-06-30

$141,000

FAO

Support the assessment of animal genetic resources

To improve strategic planning for sustainable development of the livestock sector

2019-08-01

2021-07-31

$165,000

FAO

TCPF: Response to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the food and nutrition security

To increase domestic vegetable production

2020-04-16

2020-10-31

$62,000

FAO

Building disaster and climate resilience of agriculture sector to achieve the SDGs in Asia

To strengthen capacity of agriculture sector in selected Asian countries for disaster and climate vulnerability and risk assessment (VRA) and use of risk information to plan/implement DRR and CCA actions while contributing to Sendai Framework for DRR and SDGs monitoring and reporting.

2019-04-01

2021-03-31

$500,000

 

Prevention and mitigation of sand and dust storms originated in dry land areas of Mongolia

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2019-09-01

2022-09-30

$564,000

 

Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness

Social Protection in Mongolia

2020-02-01

2022-01-31

$215,000

 

Piloting an improved animal identification and registration system (AIRS) in Mongolia

This pilot project aims to test the feasibility of an amended ?Animal Identification and Registration System? (AIRS), which if demonstrated to be successful may be scaled up in Mongolia with the support of the World Bank. This pilot project would "road-test" an improved AIRS system in Mongolia, which is essential to promote exports of livestock and livestock products.

2019-05-15

2021-05-14

$384,783

WTO 

Global coordination project for the SFM Drylands Impact Program (PPG)

Formulation of the Program Development Framework of the SFM DSL GEF IP

2019-08-26

2021-11-30

$200,000