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Under the consulting services agreement with Oyu Tolgoia company “Support to Local Business and Economic Development Program (LBED) CPR is piloting a new camel brand product –baby camel combed wool. The objective is to contribute to creating sustainable livelihoods of Khanbogd people by building Galbiin Gobi camel brand product and enhancing competitiveness of livestock herding as a key economic activity.

The combed baby camel wool was chosen from among 12 candidates using criteria – a maximum number potential beneficiaries (all herders can benefit), to be based on Gobi region comparative advantages, application of feasible but innovative technology.

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CPR is implementing the LAMP in the Chuluut, Tsahir and Tsetserleg soums of the Arkhangai aimag.

Despite late approvals of project funding local project beneficiaries have made a good progress on the project implementation by managing to grow green fodder, vegetables and building greenhouses and storage facilities.

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The project has successfully piloted 3-layer community conservation model in which local citizens/herders are held responsible for the sustainable use of not only pastureland but also biodiversity on it by signing formal contracts with the soum governor. The first in Mongolia methodology for introducing financial offsets in case of pastureland was successfully developed and supported by local stakeholders.

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SLP-II closing national workshop held

 

The workshop titled “Pastureland and risk management experiences: key outcomes and further objectives” was organized on 7 March 2012 involving representatives of the Parliament, MOFALI, Agency for Land Relations, Construction, Geodesy and Cartography (ALRCGC), NAMHEM, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and some international donor projects active in pastureland management. Each of 21 aimags was represented by heads of aimag Land Agency, aimag Authority for Food, Agriculture and SME (AFASME) and aimag SLP-II project coordinators. In addition land officers or officer in charge of pastures from soum Veterinary and Breeding Unit (VBU) from demo soums in 8 aimags covered by SLP-I.

 

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