date:Mar 03, 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $40 million in loans to support the modernization of government-owned irrigation networks and vegetable production in Mongolia.
The project will promote income and employment generation in rural areas, said ADB Senior Natural Resources Economist Jan Hinrichs. This will be achieved by diversifying traditional low-value grain crops into high-value vegetables.
Agriculture has become a priority for growth in Mongolia, in line with the government's focu