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The results have demonstrated that irrigation agriculture plays an important role in sustaining<br />

and improving the livelihoods of poor households and has a high potential of contributing to<br />

solve the social and economic difficulties of Buyant sum.<br />

16. Evaluation of Field Research in the Irrigated Agriculture of Jargalant<br />

sum (G. Gantulga,O. Azjargal, and. J. Hartwig)<br />

16.1 Introduction<br />

Jargalant sum is the center of Khovd aimag, located east of Buyant River at the head of the<br />

Delta. It comprises 12 bags 30 and covers 7,000 ha. In 2005, the sum had 32,351 inhabitants<br />

(6,675 households), belonging to more than ten ethnic groups and nationalities such as Uuld,<br />

Khalkh, Zakhchin, Torguud, Uriankhai, Myangad, Durvud, Bayad, Kazak, Chantuu and<br />

Uzemchin. In recent years, the population of Jargalant sum has increased significantly mainly<br />

due to rural-urban migration (see Fig. 79). At present, more than 30% of the total aimag<br />

population lives in Jargalant.<br />

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Figure79: Population of Jargalant sum (1980-2005)<br />

Source: Statistics provided by the aimag administration<br />

30 These are: Alagtolgoi, Buyant, Bugat, Baatarkhairkhan, Jargalant, Rashaant, Naran, Bichigt, Tsambagarav,<br />

Takhilt, Khairhan, and Magsarjav.<br />

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