FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
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other words: The Buyant River Delta has the potential to become the center of vegetables,<br />
fruit, and potato production for the Western Region of Mongolia, if current irrigation<br />
problems are solved.<br />
Although the highest lack between harvest and demand exists with regard to cereals, it does<br />
not seem advisable to increase cereal cultivation significantly in the Buyant River Delta.<br />
Recommended Consumption<br />
Harvest<br />
80 000<br />
70 000<br />
60 000<br />
50 000<br />
40 000<br />
30 000<br />
20 000<br />
10 000<br />
0<br />
Cereals<br />
6 014<br />
Potatoes<br />
0<br />
Vegetables<br />
1 899<br />
5 806<br />
Fruits*<br />
3 165<br />
4 057<br />
Cereals<br />
4 431<br />
4 066<br />
Potatoes<br />
12 543<br />
Vegetables<br />
Recommended Consumption and Harvest (t)<br />
613<br />
3 961<br />
7 019<br />
Fruits*<br />
6 601<br />
4 980<br />
9 242<br />
4 427<br />
55 951<br />
2 732<br />
17 669<br />
15 982<br />
70 675<br />
14 335<br />
Cereals<br />
Potatoes<br />
Vegetables<br />
and<br />
Buyant River Delta Khovd aimag Western Region<br />
Crops<br />
*only melons, no harvest results for other fruits are available Source: Statistics provided by aimag administration, NSOM (2006)<br />
Figure 84: Recommended Consumption and Harvest in the Buyant River Delta, Khovd aimag and the<br />
Western Region of Mongolia (2005)<br />
Cereal yields and revenues are comparably low: In Khovd aimag, the average yield of cereals<br />
between 2002 and 2006 was 0.88 t/ha (NSOM 2006:184,189). In the local shops, wheat flour<br />
from Russia, China or Kazakhstan is sold for 400 MNT /kg. That means that revenues per<br />
hectare in case of cereal cultivation could not be more than 350,000 MNT /ha, being much<br />
less than revenues from other crops. 39<br />
The same problem appears with cultivation of<br />
sunflowers. A few years ago, TACIS financed a sunflower oil press in Buyant sum which is<br />
almost decommissioned today (see Photo 24). Farmers described the reason as follows: From<br />
one hectare the yield is approximately one ton of sunflower seeds, out of which 300 litres oil<br />
are pressed. One litre imported sunflower oil costs about 1,500 MNT in the stores in Khovd.<br />
39 An exception could be the cultivation of barley. Farmers from Khovd sum expressed their intention to start its<br />
cultivation because barley is used for Kazaks’ traditional dishes.<br />
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