Mongolia
 Mongolia, a vast land-locked country between China and Russia, has the lowest population density in the world. Its extreme climatic conditions pose daunting challenges for human life and activity. In the early 90s, Mongolia underwent a transition to a privatized economy, which led to mass closure of factories, resulting in widespread unemployment and also a significant drop in farm production due to the collapse of subsidized collective agriculture. The present intense rural exodus is creating new socio-economic challenges and new forms of poverty (especially in Ulaanbaatar where almost half of the population lives). Despite the active promotion of vegetable growing by the government, domestic production supplies only half the country's needs, making Mongolia highly dependent on imports.
GERES in Mongolia
GERES has been present in Mongolia since August 2010 as the technical partner of Secours Catholique-Caritas Mongolia which is implementing a 3-year project on food security and sustainable farming practice. The GERES project aims to develop, implement and mainstream three approaches:
- building Passive Solar Greenhouses (PSG)
- building bioclimatic cellars to store vegetable crops
- setting up improved soil and water management techniques
GERES is in charge of conducting research and establishing pilot projects in connection with these three approaches. It provides Caritas Mongolia with technical expertise and assistance during project implementation.
GERES projects in Mongolia:
Contacts
Country Managers: Vincent STAUFFER & Anne RANDALL
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