Supporting businesses to improve food supply

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-29

Material**: ulaanbaatar

The National Campaign "Food ** and Security" has been launched nationwide by farmers, the best food producers in the country and the initiative of Mongolia** for 1It's been 5 years. Within the framework of this national campaign, the mayor of Ulaanbaatar, HNyambaatar today met with members of the board of directors of the Food Revolution non-governmental organization and representatives of wealth-creating enterprises in the field of food and agriculture. The meeting discussed and exchanged views on the policies and actions to be implemented in the field of food and safety in the capital, cooperation with the private sector, and issues facing the industry. The capital is working to ensure the implementation of the national movement for the "Food Revolution" launched by Mongolia**. In the future, the special economic zone, which is included in the legal status of the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, will be restored. In addition, the issue of establishing special economic zones for greenhouse cultivation, storage, lighting and food production will be studied. **We will continue to support the company's proposals to improve and increase food**. In addition, various aspects of cooperation can be carried out within the framework of public-private partnerships. Since the launch of the national campaign "Food** and Security", loans totalling 675 billion tugrik have been granted to 1,857 businesses and citizens, and concessions have been granted to 19 categories of food and 428 types of equipment essential for agricultural production, as well as exemptions from import duties. This year the harvest of potatoes 1750,000 tons, vegetables 1850,000 tons, 85% of the vegetables are supplied internally. It is expected that the amount of onions, garlic, carrots and eggs will increase by 3-12%, the output of greenhouse vegetables will increase by 27%, the output of dairy products will increase by 12%, and the output of meat and meat products will increase by 6%. Members of the board of directors and wealth creators of the non-governmental organization "Food Revolution", who participated in the meeting, put forward proposals for solving the problem of industrial land, construction permits, public-private joint ventures for infrastructure construction, and increasing energy production capacity as soon as possible. In addition, the lack of human resources and the tax burden of enterprises were discussed.

The mayor said he would pay special attention to industrial building permits and land issues and would immediately address possible alternatives. Since the beginning of 2023, 11 new plants for animal slaughtering, meat processing and cheese production in the food industry that meet international requirements have been put into operation. In addition, meat exports earn 2$7.7 billion, with food imports down 12%. As a result, our country, which has purchased more than $1 billion in food from abroad, has a chance to keep about 1 billion dollars in the country this year$200 million.

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