FINAL REPORT

that they had official employment and for 61 (73.5%), crop farming is the main livelihood
base. There were 15 students among surveyed household members and 42 children at school
age. No absentees were reported.
Age Amount Profession Present workother than crop farming
above 60 10 Auto motor specialist 1
Metal worker 1
Music conductor 1
Accountant 1
Tailor 1
Without profession 5
between 18-60 73 Tractor driver 4
Private entrepreneurs 13
Students 11
Soldier 1
Geodesy 1
Veterinarian 2
Economist 3
Engineer 1
Agronomist 7
Driver 7
Teacher 1
Cook3
Agricultural mechanic 2
Electric engineer 2
Welder 1
Carpenter 1
Food specialist 1
Without profession 12
between 7-17 46 Student 4
School children 42
up to 7 22
Table 31:Household Members’ Survey, Jargalant sum
Khan Bank 1
Agriculture Univ. Teacher 4
University laboratory assisst. 1
Specialist at the local administration 1
School teacher 1
Kindergarten cook1
Student 11
Nurse 1
Plumber 1
Source: Survey results, June 2006Table1:
End of April, when cultivation begins, the farmers move to the fields and return at the end of
September or beginning of October when harvest is completed. Because the arable land is
located close to the aimag center, there is little need for the whole household to move
permanently. Only some family members, including children and students who support their
families, settle there for a certain time or come to the fields in the morning and return in the
afternoon.
16.2.2 Economic Structure and Crop Marketing
Farmland and Cultivation
In 2006 the surveyed 35 households cultivated 14.62 ha for crop production -that means 0.42
ha per household on average. The household with the smallest fields cultivated 0.015 ha, the
households with the largest cultivated 0.8 ha (see Tab. 32).
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