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Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry B.Batzorig met Wednesday Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Mongolia to discuss ADB’s partnership with the country.
At the meeting, B.Batzorig highlighted the ADB's significant contributions to all sectors of Mongolia, in particular its loans and nonrefundable assistance to restore agricultural sector. “Mongolian herders are very thankful to the ADB’s great assistance for overcoming dzud disaster,” he added.
The Minister expressed an interest in paying a special attention and cooperating in creating jobs, augmenting export and developing irrigated farming, greenhouse farming and animal husbandry by means of promoting agriculture and animal husbandry.
Yolanda Fernandez Lommen stated that the ADB will focus on maintaining bilateral cooperation in agriculture and animal husbandry in harmony with the sector’s policy, and on improving effectiveness of the projects.
Published Date:2017-11-09