MONGOLIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FRUITS AND BERRIES: CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SEABUCKTHORN CLUSTER INITIATIVES
CHAIR D.NASANJARGAL CONSULTANT KH.TSEVELMAA, PhD
Content • Mongolian National Association of Fruits and Berries • Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) – Seabuckthorn (SBT) program, 2010-2016 – Seabuckthorn cluster initiative (SCI), 2014
• Obstacles of upgrading SBT value chain and its challenges as well as further opportunities
Mongolian National Association of Fruits and Berries •
Since 2016, MNASGP has restructured their activities, and started working as a “Mongolian National Association of Fruits and Berries.” Which aims to: – Coordinate and facilitate policies and operations in planted and processed fruits and berries which are favorable in weather and soils of Mongolia, – Develop applied R&D based on planted and wild berries and fruits, their locations, biodiversity, endowments, genetic resources and conservation, – Deepening the research and training on varieties of fruits’ products, their health usefulness, – Upgrading cluster and sub clusters, and looking at appropriate value chain financing tools, – Searching the opportunity to develop the institutions for collaborations, for instance, spin-offs
MoFA: SBT program 2010-2016 â„– Implemented actions, 2010-2015
Budget Mil MNT
Comments
1
Loans on SBT seedlings
5700,0
2000 individuals and entities had received 2.6 million SBT seedlings in 2100 hectares for 5 years loan.
2
Loans on supporting the entrepreneurs
2400,0
78 individuals and entities were supported by 5 years loans in terms of fruits entrepreneurship.
3
Loans on planting stocks
750,0
8 research institutions and companies received the loan granted 750,0 million MNT, and established 32 hectares of garden planted 8 varieties of fruits, 60 varieties of berries and 478 thousand seedlings.
4
Cold storage, drip irrigation
1012,0
Loans were used for 35 cold storages with capacity of 300 tons, and supply drip irrigation facilities 5 hectares squares.
5
Strawberry seedlings
150,0
Supplied 60.0 thousand strawberry seedlings from South Korea, and were granted 3 years loan.
6
Research works
220,0
Potential resources of SBT, clustering, testing the fruit harvesting facilities, disinfestation, research on varieties.
Хэрэгжүүлэх арга хэмжээ, шаардагдах, санхүүжилт Actions
Amounts
Value per unit
Variety seedlings
10000 he -12.5 ml unit
1 he - 2.75 million MNT
27.5
Дуслын усалгаа
10000 hectare
1 he – 5 million MNT
50.0
Yards
10000 he
1 he – 3 million MNT
30.0
Storage
40000 ton
1000 ton -1.5 billion MNT
60,0
Collecting facilities
1000 unit
12.0 million MNT
12.0
Со2 –оор уусгах төхөөрөмж
10* /300 l/
2,0 billion MNT
20,0
Capsules, drying, БИБ
5
6,0 billion MNT
30,0
New plants
5* /5-10.0 thous.ton/
15,0
75,0
Total
Required amount /Bl. MNT/
304,5 bl. MNT - /152,0 ml $
Preliminary of cluster initiatives in fruits sector of Mongolia MOC, NUM
MoFA, Sea buck thorn program
2008
2010
MoFA, Market studies
2013
MoFA, SCI project
2014
MNASGP, Cluster project unit
2015
Research and training: • MNASGP, since 2010, trainings and standards • Prefeasibility studies on selected sectors of Mongolia, 2012, NDIC (Incumbents’ analysis) • Market studies on Seabuchthorn and other fruits in Mongolia, 2013, MoFA • Seabuchthorn cluster initiative, 2014, MoFA • Analysis on companies needs • Re-analysis of incumbents • Clinic studies
Since the establishment of the SCI • Tender bidding, multiple meetings and discussions with cluster incumbents • Economic situation of Mongolia: income from the export, domestic market capacity, complementarity • Perspectives of Mongolian Fruit Market: local, regional, integration in national level • Sectorial condition of Seabuckthorn: Combination of Central and Khangai region, other sub clusters • Visiting companies: harvesting, research institutions, labs • Board of SCI
Obstacles of upgrading seabuckthorn value chain • R&D, partnership between private companies and public research institutions – New product – Clinic study
• Gaps of consecutive training for value chain actors, cluster incumbents • Lacking data set of value chain actors • Missing the value chain financing environment – Collaterals and custodians – Other VCF tools, technical partnership – Attractiveness of VCF to SCI
Further opportunity to intensify SCI • Support VC by different policies whether pro-poverty or export promotion depend on the competitiveness • Value chain actors are enabled to enhance supply chain in traditional and newly emerging markets respectively • Attract financial institutions into VCF with VCF instruments • Technical partnership at least 3-5 years
Thank you for your attention.