What can Mongolia do to make more effective use of its sizeable livestock population?
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Articles & Analysis | Ensuring long-term food security from Mongolia's agriculture sector a national priority from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Over the past five years Mongolia’s food security situation has improved dramatically. Current estimates put the country’s overall food self-sufficiency – a measure of the extent to which the nation can meet domestic demand for food – at 50-60%, which is up considerably on previous years. The steadily improving food security situation since the mid-2000s, in particular,...
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Over the past decade or so the agriculture sector – one of Mongolia’s oldest industries – has remained integral to the country’s long-term development strategy. Until just a few years ago the majority of Mongolia’s population was involved in herding or farming in one way or another, and as recently as 2011 more than 30% of the country’s workforce was employed in agriculture. While this figure...
Given the significant foreign direct investment needed to achieve its development goals, Mongolia has strong motivation to improve its attractiveness to investors. The government is therefore adjusting its policies, while new laws are expected to gradually reinvigorate foreign investment flows.
Articles & Analysis | Agricultural yields in Nigeria rise as global cocoa prices slip from The Report: Nigeria 2015
As the world’s fourth-largest producer of cocoa – a crop that may have greater importance on a global scale in the coming years due to a projected shortage – Nigeria has seen growing domestic yields in 2014, albeit at a smaller rate than expected. Cocoa farmers in the country face a number of challenges, including volatile weather, disease and pests, and export...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Johan Steyn, Managing Director Middle East and Africa, Cargill: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2015
What are the greatest obstacles to improving usage rates for arable land in West Africa?