Engaging youth through YPARD in mongolia
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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
Thankyouforattention!