Engaging youth through YPARD in mongolia

EngagingyouthinagriculturethroughYPARDinMongolia

Anudari Enkhtur2nd yearMasterstudent

CULSPrague

Landarea:1,566,000sqkm(18th)Population:3million

Capitalcity– 1.4millionGDPpercapital:

Mainsectors:Mining(20%),Agriculture(14%)

Mongolia

Mongolia–Landofeternalbluesky

Mountainsinthenorth-west

Desert-”Gobi”inthesouth

Centralandforestregions

GER– “yourta”

Nomadic,semi-nomadiclifestyle

Capitalcity=UlaanBaatar

Agriculture

AGRICULTURESECTOR14%ofGDP

40%ofworkforce

CROPPRODUCTION1%oftotalterritory13.8%agriculture

labor

Cereals(wheat,ryeandoat)

Potato,vegetable,fruits

Livestockproduction80%territory85%oftotal

agriculturelabor

Cattle,sheep,goat,camel,horse

(55millionanimals)

384.9thousandpeopleareengaged138thousandsmall-herderhouseholdsinruralareas

Mainproblems

• Naturaldisaster- verycoldwinter- “dzud”• Highpricevolatility• Landdegradation• Lackofaccesstoresources• Lackofmarketinformationandaccess• Hand/manuallabor

Frustration

Urbanpoor “Ger”district

YouthinMongolia

• “dying”forhighereducation• 1in5youngpeopleisunemployed• Longtimetogetajob- inaverage14months• Workingindifferentfieldthanmajored• Tendencytochosethe“trendy”fields

YouthinAgriculture

• Averageageoffarmers:40-65years• Mongolianuniversityoflifesciences(MULS):over10000students• Herders/farmerswhoinheritfarmfromparents• Agropreneurs• Workinginthelivestocksectormeansanincomelowerby40to

140percentthaninothersectors.

14%

41%

40%

4% Employmentofagriculturesector,byage

15-24 25-39 40-59 60-69 70+

YPARDMongolia• it’s“ababy”fornow• Highlyappreciatedbyresearchers,agriculturestudents

• VerynewtoMongolians• Firstsocialplatformforyouthinagriculture

YPARDMongolia–mainbenefits• Informationinnative/locallanguage• Opportunitytoshowyourself• Communication• Informationexchange

YPARDMongolia–successstory

SocialBootcamp duringCommitteeonWorldFoodSecurityinRome,Italy

Givenavoice:blogposts,farmletters,discussions

Increasedmotivation

Increasedinvolvement

Increasedpassion andcreativity

Collaborationfarmer-researchers

Farmer

• Welleducated• Zeroexperience• Livedabroadfor30years• Initiativetobuildamodel

farminMongolia

• 70 researchers• Focuson:Natural resourcemanagementEnvironmentevaluationCost-benefitanalysisPasturemanagement,institutional

economicsForestandwatermanagement

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