FINAL REPORT

Crop National Output Domestic Demand Covered
Wheat 150,200 tones 34 percent
Potatoes 58,000 tones 42 percent
Vegetables 44,500 tones 46 percent
Source: GOM (2003:120)
Table 1:NationalOutput and Domestic Demand Covered (2001)
At present, the average foodstuff consumption, especially of vegetables, potatoes and fruits
are still significantlybelow therecommendations (see Tab.2).This shows the strong need for
an increased crop production and supply of the population.
Foodstuff Recommended Consumption (kg/month) 8 Actual Consumption (kg/month)
Flour and flour products
(in flour equivalent)
11.4 9.7
Vegetables 6 1.7
Potatoes 3.6 2.6
Fruits and berries 8.4 0.4
Table 2:Monthly Adult Foodstuffs Consumption, National Average (2002)
Source: GOM (2003:10)
In 1997 the Government of Mongolia approved the “Green Revolution Program”, aiming at
improving the production of vegetables and potatoes and at reducing unemployment and
poverty in rural areas. The mid- and long-term strategy of the Government is to revive crop
production, to increase harvest yields and to support irrigated agriculture, in order to ensure
food security and meet domestic demands (GOM 2003:120ff.).
On the institutional level, the new “Law on Land”, the “Law on Land Ownership for
Mongolian Citizen“ (2003) and the “Law on Cultivation Agriculture” (2004) were
implemented to allow land ownership and possession. According to these laws, Mongolian
households in Ulaanbaatar are entitled to own 0.07 ha of land, in Aimag centers 0.35 ha and in
sum centers 0.5 ha free of charge. Additionally land up to 30 ha for vegetables cultivation and
up to 100 ha for cereal cultivation can be possessed by households on a priority base (Land
Law 29.3)
The laws also provide the possibility to conclude contracts on land lease with legal persons
(mongolian and foreign). In general, land may be leased for a period between 15 and up to 60
8 The recommended consumption is taken from recommendations adopted by resolution Number A/318 of the
Healthand SocialWelfare Minister of 1997 (GOM 2003:9).
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