Details of Mongolia's crop cultivation www.news.mn
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry has provided details of crop cultivation this year: across Mongolia, 494.3 thousand hectares - or just under five square kilometers - are currently under cultivation, including 342 thousand hectares for wheat, 12.7 thousand hectares for potatoes, 8.1 thousand hectares for vegetables, 69.7 thousand hectares for oil plants, 36.6 thousand hectares for fodder plants, 947 hectares for medicinal plants and 386 hectares for various fruits. Cultivation began nationwide only on 3 May because of weather conditions.
Agriculture accounts for 73 percent of the land use in Mongolia and makes up 13.3 percent of the country’s GDP. The bulk of this is connected with livestock rearing and related milk, dairy and meat.
Published Date:2018-07-02