Mongolia to cultivate over half a million hectares in 2018 www.news.mn
According to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, a total area of 513.2 thousand hectares are to be cultivated nationally in 2018.
Mongolia will cultivate over 390 thousand hectares of wheat, 15.5 thousand hectares of potatoes, 8.4 thousand hectares of various vegetables, 32.0 thousand hectares for fodder crops, 41.9 thousand hectares for oil-seed plants and 6.5 thousand hectares for fruit.
In the scope of the plan, 1480 entities from 14 different aimags (provinces) will plant cereal, oil-seed and fodder crops, 470 entities, cooperatives and 35 thousand households will plant potato, vegetables and fruit.
Published Date:2018-04-16