ADB-WPES-Project magazine (Eng) 2012.04.15

WATER POINT EXTENSION STATION ESTABLISHMENT FOR POOR HERDING FAMILIES PROJECT (JFPR-9124-MON)

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GREETINGSGREETINGS

The Project on “Water Point and Extension Station Establishment Project for Poor Herding Families” is a grant assistant that is implemented with fi nancial assistance of the Government of Japan through the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Ministry of Food and Light Industry of Mongolia (MoFALI), an executing agency, has implemented the project in 10 soums of Ovorkhangai aimag, namely: Bat-Ulzii, Khujirt, Kharkhorin, Burd, Esonzuil, Bayan-Undur, Nariinteel, Bayan-gol, Togrog, Guchin-Us in 2008-2012. The project aimed to (i) create new, sustainable water points and accompanying water management infrastructure in pasture locations; (ii) increase the availability of underused pastureland in Ovorkhangai Aimag (province); (iii) support the development of strong institutions for local governance of water points and adjacent pastures; and (iv) create one-stop agricultural and social service centers to develop service delivery capacity at the soum level for project benefi ciaries.

It is intended through this bulletin to disseminate results of the project transparently to public and readers.

With cooperation among donors, executing and implementing agencies, local governments and organizations, project benefi ciaries, and consultants, this project has successfully achieved to its results, as described below:

A total of 69 engineering drilling wells were established in 10 soums, of which 51 were newly construct-• ed, 18 wells were rehabilitated, and 17 heads of the natural spring on rangeland were protected. As a result of the establishment of these wells, there now are about 195,000 hectares of rangeland made available for use;More than 90 training relevant with management, improvement and planning of rangeland, and fodder • and water resources were conducted for 76 herder groups, which resulted in having a total of 71 herder groups a rangeland management plan, subsequently concluding a rangeland management contract up to 5 years with their respective soum governors, and in implementing activities that resulted to improved rangelands. In 2010 and 2011, the project herder groups were also able to fence-off 97 hectares of hay fi elds, which yielded 302 tons of hay, and 40 hectares of forage fi elds with yield of 248 tons of green for-age. Another 82 hectares of rangeland was fenced-off and 83 thousand hectares of rangeland reserved and rotated, and rangeland rodents were controlled through biological and mechanical methods;Within the project’s duration herder groups were given trainings in agriculture, non-agriculture produc-• tion, processing, marketing, fi nance, business and organizational management. As a result of their attendance to these training, 47 non-governmental organizations (NGO) and 22 cooperatives were established and 68 business plans were developed and received fi nancial support of about 200 million MNT. With a total of 130 million MNT was generated in sales in their local markets that effected to an increase of 87 million MNT in their revolving funds.136 million MNT were spent on training equipment, greenhouse, sprinkler irrigator, information station • equipments, motorcycles, computers, modems and over 20 training was organized for only extension station offi cers and land offi cers in 10 project soums. There were produced 23 brochures and manuals, 13 leafl ets, 22 radio broadcasting programs, 14 posters and 8 training movies by the project consultants together with the ministry. A total 20 thousand copies of materials were printed and distributed through-out the project aimag and soums. Also, there were developed and published 15 articles about project implementation in the “Agriculture Tomorrow” newspaper and 2 local magazines.

All these efforts resulted in that about 900 herder households in 10 soums being organized into herder groups and actively participating in activities designed to improve grassland and maintain range-land sustainability by utilizing rangeland in accordance with plan, establishing water points in rangelands, protecting natural springs, rangeland fallow, rotation, reserve rangeland, fencing rangeland and hay fi elds, preparing forage, growing forage, utilizing local resources, improving barns and by controlling rodents. All of these project initiatives promoted to tangible outcomes, which not only demonstrated the project’s successes, but also became a working model for sustainability in livestock production. Having achieved all the above, our benefi ciaries have obliged to share their rich experiences and lessons with others in order to help strengthen our country’s development efforts. Further, project soum administration is encouraged to promote this model to other herders within the soum and likewise in other soums. Our culture, land and agriculture, which have been a key economic player for many centuries even today, are inherited to present days thanks to our herders; therefore, we wish them all the best in their life and works.

L. CHOI-ISH

Director of Strategic Planning and Policy Department, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light industry of Mongolia, and Chairman of the Project Steering Committee



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Khangai zone soums:

Steppe zone soums:

Gobi zone soums:

- Khujirt- Kharkhorin- Bat-Ulzii

- Burd- Esonzuil- Bayan-Undur- Nariinteel

- Bayangol- Togrog- Guchin-Us

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Based on results of the hydro geological fi eld survey done by the project on 95 points in 10 project soums in close cooperation with benefi ciary herder groups, and the geophysical survey on underground water conducted by the state in Ovorkhangai aimag in 2007, preliminary locations of the engineering designed new and rehabilitation water points were selected. In order to distinctly identify potential sites of the water points, there were conducted geophysical investigations on a number of the selected points. The following fi ndings were obtained as result of the baseline survey in relation to water resources:

47% of mountain zone herders, 73% of steppe • zone herders and 84% of Gobi herders did not have enough water; 94% of mountain zone herders use river and spring, • 55% of steppe zone herders use river, spring and hand well, 89% of Gobi herders use deep drill and hand wells as their water source; 58% of respondents have unused rangeland because of non-availability of water; and• 59% of respondents did not know how to use a well.•

Project impact study showed that 67% of respondents believe water is enough, 19% average, while 4% believe there is not enough water. Past records indicate that until 1990 there were 265 deep drill wells, 206 short pipe wells, and 118 shallow wells in existence in the 10 project soums. During the period of tran-sition from the socialist regime wherein former cooperatives and state farms were privatized, a large number of these deep drill and short pipe wells were vandalized. A survey on water points conducted in 2010 indicated that in the mountain zones of Bat-Ulzii, Khujirt, and Kharkhorin, 90% of the water points were damaged, in the steppe zones of Bayan-Undur, Nariinteel, Burd, and Esonzuil, 60% of the water points were damaged,

and in Gobi zones of Bayangol, Togrog, and Guchin-Us, 40% of the water points were damaged. Number of water points in project soums (2007)

Source: Surface water point census of 2007 Mongolia, Instiute of Geoecology of Mongolian Academy of Sciences, report of MoFALI

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A total of 69 deep wells were established in 10 soums of Ovorkhangai aimag, of which 51 are newly constructed and 18 are rehabilitated wells. This resulted in about 195 thousand hectares of rangeland made available for the use of about 900 herder households of 69 herder groups who hold about 180 thousand livestock. Initial environmental assessment for the water point devel-opment, as required by ADB, was done and also got a formal approval from concerned local government organizations.

WATER POINT REHABILITATION When selecting water points for rehabilitation, borehole specifi cations in the old passport were inspected, consequently, relevant fi eld investigations were undertaken. Rangeland conditions were also considered in determining if the water point could be rehabilitated and if the herder group can use it col-lectively. Rehabilitation of water wells is less expensive and twice cheaper than drilling a new deep well, hence it is more cost effective. A total of 18 short pipe wells were rehabilitated during the project lifetime.

CAPACITY BUILDING OF GENERATOR OPERATOR HERDERS Two well operators were selected by each herder group to manage new and rehabilitated engineering water points, one of whom is considered as a replacement when necessary. These operators went through fi ve training on water point management. There were produced and disseminated booklets on “Herder group monitoring guideline for water point establishment”, “Instruction for Water point maintenance, “Shallow wells”, “Spring”, posters on “Daily drink-ing water usage and cost estimation”, and “Shallow wells”, “Instruction of using generator”, a leafl et on “How to estimate the cost of watering animal”, a news-paper article “Norm and rule of livestock watering, 5 series of radio broadcast-ing program on “How to accumulate fund for well operating”, and two training movies on how herder monitor well establishing processes and operate and use wells.

PROTECTION OF SPRING HEAD Several requests on spring head protection were received from the project herder groups, in response, there were cleaned and protected 17 spring heads

with wooden fences water with fi nancial support of the project to improve fl ow of the springs. As result of these efforts, a number of the watering points are increased, in turn; it reduced the stress imposed on the rangelands.

SOLAR-POWERED WELL A water point that operates with renewable energy was experimentally established and tested fi rst time in a depth of 107 m in Gobi zone in cooperation with National Renewable Energy Center at “Khongorkhairhan” herder group in Togrog soum of Ovorkhangai aimag. Solar powered well lifts 4 tons of water a day between 09:00-17:00 hours. Prior to that, the herder group used a gasoline generator which consumes 3-4 liters of fuel per day.

Depths, output and number of water points established and renovated in project soums

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WATER POINT

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

SUCCESS STORY...

The following innovative actions have been taken under water compo-nent:

Conducted an initial environmental assessment for constructing and • rehabilitating the 69 engineering designed wells on rangeland before their drilling, which were approved by Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of Ovorkhangai aimag. Out of overall cost of construction of the engineering designed wells • 9% was contributed by the herder groups from their revolving or sheep funds, and or other incomes that are of cashmere, meat and livestock sales. Such contributions have raised users’ accountability on water well operation. Two operators of the water well that were selected by each herder • group have had participated in all the construction processes of the wells starting from identifi cation of their location until delivery of them to herders’ use thanks to knowledge obtained from series training on monitoring of construction processes, and operation of the well includ-ing maintenance and repair.There was created an opportunity at several water wells for herders to • have a meeting and disseminate information to group members when they come to water their animals, because the well house was a meet-ing room, fi replace, electricity, information board and library.Herder groups concluded a contract with respective soum governor • on use of water point and a water fee system that is approved by local government helps to generate a fund for operation, maintenance and repair which ensure sustainable use of the water well. A solar energy pump was fi rst time installed and tested at depth of 100 • meter in the Gobi zone area.

J. EHNBAT, herder group leader of “Batkhaan” in second bagh (administration unit), Bayan-Undur soum, Ovorkhangai aimag.

Our herder group worked with the project and attended to trainings on rangeland management, income generation and crop cultivation, and cultivated animal fodder and sea buck-thorn in 1 ha land using the knowledge we got from the project trainings. On unused rangeland, a new deep well was established thanks to being a project benefi ciary. Before we used to travel 6-7 km to water our animals but now we only travel 3 km. Until well opening we attended to project training on monitoring for water point establishment and on proper use of well. We concluded “Water use contract” with the soum governor. Herder group’s meeting calculated a cost of the livestock watering which refl ects gasoline, well operator’s fee, depreciation for well housing, equip-ment, generator and pump etc. Based on that we set a tariff of 15 MNT per sheep unit, 70 MNT per large animals (cattle etc) and it was approved by a local administration. This tariff applies for the livestock of herder group and there is another tariff for other herders. Therefore, a fund was generated for costs such as gasoline and maintenance to be ready for any contingency.

OUR HERDER GROUP GENERATED FUND FORWATERPOINT USE AND ITS MAINTENANCE…



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WATER POINT

Model for selection of water point

Model for establishing water points

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In 2009, according to the methodology developed by the Center for Ecosystem Study of the Mongolian State University of Agriculture, there was conducted a survey on adjacent rangeland to a water point of herder group. A study on vegetations was done on rangeland of a total of 331 types, with participation of the herder groups. Result shows the following: 60% of surrounding rangeland of water point in Mountain zone is slightly degraded and 40% medium; 5% of adjacent rangeland to the water point is free of degradation in Steppe zone, 18% is slightly degraded, 50% medium, and 27% is severely degraded; 40% of rangeland in the Gobi is unused, 20% of adjacent rangeland to water point is free of degradation, 10% is slightly degraded, and 30% medi-um degraded. Rangeland of project soums were degraded 10-70%.

Especially, rangeland in Kharkhorin was degraded 68%, Burd 46%, Esonzuil 34%, Bat-Ulzii 34%, Khujirt 27%, Nariinteel 24%, Bayan-Undur 23%, Guchin-Us 19%, Bayan-gol 12%, and Togrog 5%.

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT

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Challenges for rangeland rotation (Percentage)

Bagh or soum government is less supportive for arranging with other baghs or soums

Some members in a group do not release the rangeland for rotation

Date for releasing the winter and spring rangeland is late

Date for releasing the winter and spring rangeland is early

Difficult to keep the released rangelan from others

Other bagh livestock intervene in released zone

Other soum livestock intervene in released zone

Difficulty to accommodate in other places

Lack of water source in moved area

Many herder families and livestock in moved area

Poor pasture conditions in moved area

Expensive

Rangeland condition surrounding water points in Khangai zone

Rangeland condition surrounding water points in Steppe zone

Rangeland condition surrounding water points in Gobi zone

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LowFree of

degredation

Free of degredation Low AverageUnderutilized



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Project benefi ciary herders enrolled into 23 training on range-land management (rangeland use, plan, monitoring and management); 2 training on combating rodents, 10 batches of training on animal breed-ing and forage preparation. Following training materials were produced and disseminated by the project such as, 3 types of booklets on “Gobi pasture and using advice”, “Preparation of animal fodder”, a leafl et on “Watering rangeland and hay fi elds”, 2 posters on “Combating rodents with biological and mechanical methods”; and a number of radio broad-casting programs on planning, managing and improving rangelands; 3 training movies on “Let’s talk about rangeland”, “Improving rangeland and hay fi elds”, “The methods to appropriate use of pasture” to public. As a result of all these, 71 herder groups developed a rangeland use plan for 806 thousand ha and concluded a pasture use contract with respective soum governors for up to 5 years for purposes of rangeland management, protection and effi cient use. Herder groups fenced a piece of rangelands to enrich resourc-es of animal feeds and increase yields of hay under their rangeland improvement plans. For fencing gap of mountains in Mountain zone, fencing broom-grass rangeland in Steppe and Gobi zones to increase forage resources, and for cultivating fodder crops, the project supplied 3 thousand pieces of metal poles, 61 thousand meter of barbed and iron wires, and over 5 tons of seeds of annual and perennial plants to 68 herder groups. Impacts of these supporting activities are as fol-lowing: within years of 2010 and 2011, 97 ha of hay fi elds was fenced harvesting 302 tons of hay; 40 ha of land was fenced to grow green fod-der plants harvesting 248 ton of fodder crops; 82 ha of rangeland was fenced, 83 thousand ha of rangeland had put into fallow and rotation; and a number of rangelands were applied rodent control with biological and mechanical means which effected for improvement of rangelands quality. As result of capacity building training on fodder preparation the herder groups produced a number of animal feeds by using locally available resources. Particularity, 115 households produced 64.2 tons of milk substitute feeds; 68 herder groups harvested 1,730 tons of hay; 69 herder groups produced 52.9 tons of different kinds of handmade feeds; 45 herder groups collected 232 tons of autumn horse dung, all of which supported herders to overcome harsh time with minimal losses in winter and spring seasons.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM There were identifi ed a boundary, location of water points, and camping of winter, spring, sum-mer and autumn of 74 herder groups in 10 project soums. For those representative three soums of land-scape zones namely, Bat-Ulzii, Bayan-Undur and Guchin Us of Khangai, steppe and Gobi landscape zones, the soum digital maps on rangeland type, condition, use, and water supply were produced and for remaining seven project soums, done only herder group digital maps on rangeland condition, use, and water supply for use of herder groups’ rangeland management. There were conducted 6 on-the-job and on-fi eld training on applying a geographic information system for soum land offi cers to build capacity for rangeland planning.


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Rangeland use map of Bayan-Undur soum, Ovorkhangai aimag

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Water supply map of Guchin-Us soum, Ovorkhangai aimag



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U. GANTUMUR, Bayandenj herder group of Bayangol soum in Ovorkhangai aimag

Our “Bayandenj” herder group consists of 10 households, and we participated in a number of different training and learned a lot of things. We gave signifi cance on the rangeland management training and group members actively participated because our soum is located in the Gobi zone therefore rangeland carrying capacity is insuffi cient…

Our group’s winter, spring camp, and water point locations are recorded and used to produce GIS map. Herder group’s rangeland use plan was submitted to a soum citizen board and was approved, so that herder groups are right and responsibility on usage of rangeland. We set a buffer zone in rangeland with agreement, where livestock was re-moved from. Recovery of the spring rangeland, named “Nogoonnuur”, ‘Agitiin Ovor’, “Khar Toirom”, and “Khujirtain Ders” was observed.

As advised by the project a fi eld 30 õ 40 meter size that is behind a winter camp was cultivated with oat, Sudan grass and they grew well… We also learned how to make milk substitute feeds. Herder group col-lectively produced 400kg of handmade feeds and wild leek feeds for use in winter. In future, we have a plan to grow many types of fodder crops and to increase a stock of the feeds.


SUCCESS STORY

WE LEARNT HOW TO MAKE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAND MADE FEEDS…

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At the beginning of the project, the project including its objec-tives and expected outputs was introduced to benefi ciaries and local government through workshops. Also, the invitation to herders to take part in the project was announced through the Agriculture Tomorrow newspaper, government administration network and local media. Proj-ect herder groups have been selected based on combined criteria such as, herders should be a resident of the soum; minimum 30 percent of the members should be poor in the group, members should have in-terest to working together in group; should have unused rangelands because of no water availability; should have not been participated to other international projects or programs. According to the above crite-ria, there were selected 76 project herder groups from 190 applicants (group herders) who addressed to the Project Implementation Unit. Target herder groups concluded a tripartite agreement with the executing agency, soum government which made clear principles of cooperation between parties. Out of overall project herder groups, 69 were identifi ed as a target herder group who to cooperate with proj-ect in all project intervention areas such as, water point development, rangeland management, income generation and group development, whereas, remaining herder groups would be benefi tted except from the water point development. Out of project (79) herder groups, which contain 900 herder households and over 180 thousand heads of livestock, 83% identifi ed their main direction of actions, 97% developed a group rule, and 93% established a revolving fund. The revolving fund of 71 herder groups reached in 87 million MNT at the end of 2011. Among the project herd-er groups, there are 22 cooperatives and 47 NGOs. A project herder group named “Uliast” of Nariinteel soum was awarded with “Best of the Province” in 2010 and with “Best Herder Group of the Nation” in 2012.

HERDER GROUP DEVELOPMENT

SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HERDER GROUP



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OUTPUT AND IMPACTS

Herder groups’ development has been assessed by four development stages such as, emerging, developing, ex-panding, and matured. In terms development out of the project (76) herder groups, 19% is in an emergent, 21% in development, 30% in expansion and 26% in maturity stages. For example, ac-cording to the evaluation, the “Dulaankhairkhan” herder group of Nariinteel soum is in an emergent stage, “Olonnuur” herder group of Bayangol soum is in a development stage, “Amanbu-lag” herder group of Burd soum is in an expansion and “Uliast” of Nariinteel soum is a maturity stage. The Nariinteel, Bayan-Un-dur and Guchin-Us soums are leading soums with herder group development.

Herder group development progress per project soums

OUTPUT AND IMPACTSOUTPUT AND IMPACTS


Project herder groups received a number of train-ing concerning herder group formation and strengthening, water point, rangeland management, and income genera-tion following certain sequences. Also they received training how to make an organizational development plan, strength-en group, and to register legally. In result, herder groups se-lected their leaders, members in a governing board, formed their structure, and created a group rule and a revolving fund procedure.

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At the beginning of the project implementation it is re-ported that over 3 thousand herder households had a bank loan in Ovorkhangai and 1.6 million livestock lost in “Dzud” (winter disas-ter), which is 45% of overall livestock that was counted in a census of a year 2009 as reported by the provincial food, agriculture, small and medium enterprise department. Under such circumstances project benefi ciary herders evaluated together their strengths and weakness, and advantages and threads, and identifi ed potential ways to generate incomes. Assessment showed that there are a number of potential business opportunities in local areas such as, improving livestock quality, producing milk and meat, processing dairy product from camel, operating shop of airag (fermented mare milk), selling dairy products along public paved roads, raising cash-mere breed goats, producing a local brand name product from yaks, producing lick-salt blocks from the salty lakes, planting vege-tables and sea buckthorn, growing forage plants, producing bakery, running a carpentry unit, crafting, making traditional boots, felt boot, carpet, rope, string, and souvenir, repairing tire and electric utility, rearing poultry, hunting, providing with basic services, and serving to tourists.

Project benefi ciary herder groups are now produce dif-ferent products such as, meat, dried meat, dairy products, Ger belts, ropes and strings made of wool, making felt and felt prod-ucts, processed sheepskin, lamb skin, leather string, and traditional leather products, and their surpluses were sold to local markets.

Based on the training needs assessment of herder groups, the project conducted 25 types of training related to gen-eration of business ideas, development of business plans, and or-ganizational structure under agriculture and non agriculture fi elds.

There are a number of training materials developed such as; “Advice on overcoming harsh winter and spring”, “Opportunities of making profi ts by meat processing”, “Some advices on prepara-tion of quality fodder for animals”, “Curing traditional way of treat-ment on common livestock diseases”, “Mongolian traditional way of identifying nature & weather”, “Make breads & cookies” “Handouts for herder group business plan” “My advice for agriculture farm-ers”, ”Vegetable pickling and reserving instruction”, “Using fertiliz-er”, “How to get more harvest from small fi eld”, leafl ets on “Animal treatments using herbs”, ” Regeneration of animal”, “Sea buckthorn cultivation & care”, radio broadcasting on “Herder business”, and training movies on “Bakery training”, “Growing sea buckthorn” and “Managing dairy farm” and distributed to benefi ciaries.

As a result of capacity building activities, there were developed 68 business plans of 12 types, which were supported with about 200 million MNT by the project. As impact of these investments, there were created 206 temporary and permanent jobs, sold prod-ucts worth of 130 million MNT to local markets, and the revolving fund of 71 herder groups were increased from 38 million to 87 mil-lion MNT within 3 years.


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TYPES OF BUSINESS PLANS OF HERDERS

TypesNo of

herder groups

Model herder groups

1 Improvement of livestock breeds 14 “Tsorgo” herder group, Bayangol soum

2 Environmental protection and tourism 2 “Naranbulag” of Bat-Ulzii soum

3 Milk and dairy products 11 “Tsam” herder group of Khujirt soum

4 Potatoes and vegetable production 19 “Bayankhangai” herder group of “Esonzuil” soum

5 Sewing 2 “Azartolgoi” herder group of Kharkhorin soum

6 Carpentry 4 “Avdrant Khairkhan” herder group of Bat-Ulzii soum

7 Felt and felt products 4 “Devjikh” herder group of Guchin-Us soum

8 Hay making, fodder crop growing 6 “Gal Golomt” herder group of Burd soum

9 Utility service 2 “Mandaa” herder group of Esonzuil soum

10 Cafeteria 2 “Ikh Uul” herder group of Guchin-Us soum

11 Shoe making 1 “Agit Uul” of herder group of Nariinteel soum

12 Poultry farming 1 “Khishig” herder group of Togrog soum

At the soum level, the “Mongonchuluu” herder group took a fi rst place on “Best of Technology“, “Bayandenj” herder group ranked second in nomination of “Most Diversifi ed Dairy Products”, the “Tsorgo” herder group who raise elite breeds won award on “Best Breeds” and “Soum Brand” by producing belts for Ger (felt tent) and the “Olonnuur” herder group won a special prize for its active performance during the “Altan Namar -2011” trade fair which was organized by Bayangol soum in Sep-tember, 2011.

At the aimag and national levels, with support of the project, project herder groups attended to annual trade fairs. The “Uliast” herder group of Nariinteel soum was awarded on “The Top Seller”, the “Khuleg” herder group of Togrog soum was awarded on “The Most Active Partici-pant”, and the “Naimdaa” herder group of Bayangol soum who produce “eezgii” (curds) won a cup and certifi cate in “Aimag’s Brand Product” at the “OVORKHANGAI PARTNERSHIP-2010” trade fair, which is annually organized by Ovorkhangai aimag government together with Chamber of Commerce.

The “Tsorgo” herder group of Bayangol soum who raise the “Bayad” breed sheep was invited to attend to a national trade fair, “Au-tumn Green Days” from the “OVORKHANGAI PARTNERSHIP-2010”. The herder group successfully participated to the national trade fair and awarded with “Appreciation” of MoFALI.

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It is reported that 67 (90%) project herder groups produce different kinds of dairy products such as dried meat, many kinds of ropes, strings and ger belts made of wools, felt, felt products, pro-cessed sheep and lamb skins, and traditional leath-er strap and skin products, and surplus are sold in local markets.

To support implementation of 22 business plans related to animal husbandry, a number of training materials were prepared under different top-ics such as, proper herding structure, herd turnover, calculating cost and incomes of the livestock pro-duction, herd reproduction, and productivity norms. For example, the booklets on “Booklet of Livestock production”, “Supplementary feed for rangeland live-stock”, “Curing traditional way of treatment on com-mon livestock diseases” and “Using herbal plants in livestock treatment”, the leafl ets on “Regeneration of animal“ and “Artifi cial insemination”, the poster on “Potential breeds for livestock improvement in Ovorkhangai aimag”, and the training movies on “Advice for dairy cattle farmers”.

Improvement of the animal feed supply pre-vents metabolism disorder, which is caused by lack of feeds, and non infectious diseases. It reduces ab-normal livestock loss, minimizes a risk of economic loss, and increases reproduction and productivity, and further generates income for herder house-holds. The project experts did assist to those herd-ers who had a business plan related to animal hus-bandry in increasing livestock production, improving breeds, preparing animals feeds, defi ning proper structure of animal fl ocks and preventing animal diseases.

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“Naimdaa herder group of Bayangol soum is improving goat breeds

“Ekh Bulag” herder group of Khujirt soum is introducing Brown Swiss

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“Tsorgo” herder group of Bayangol soum raises the “Bayad” breed sheep and successfully participated to the national trade fair and awarded with “Appreciation

letter” of the ministry.



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S. Ganbaatar, a herder group leader of “Tsorgo”, 5th bagh of Bayangol soum, Ovorkhangai aimag PRODUCTIVITY OF LIVESTOCK INCREASED THROUGH BREED IMPROVEMENTS… In 2009, our herder group prepared a business plan on animal breed im-

provement. We got a fi nancial support on our business plan and bought the cashmere breed goats and the “Bayad” breed ram. In result, we re-ceived new offsprings from the breeding animals introduced and started producing higher amount of cashmere. We successfully participated in trade fairs in soum, aimag and capital city such as, “OVORKHANGAI PARTNERSHIP-2010” and “AUTUMN GREEN DAYS” and awarded with a letter of appreciation from MoFALI. The winter disaster “Dzud” occurred in 2009 taught us that the quality of livestock is more important

than the quantity. Also project experts advised to raise preferably good quality breeding herds. So that we have invested for breeding goats which resulted in increase of the cashmere output from 300-350 gram to 450-500 gram per a goat.

B.Tsedenbal, a herder group leader of “Naranbulag” of Bat-Ulzii soum, Ovorkhangai aimag

“ECO-GER TOURIST CAMP”, FRIENDLY BUSINESS TO ENVIRONMENT

We attended to the training that was organized by the project for generating business ideas and decided to run a business on eco-tourism camping considering unique beautiful nature surrounding us. Mostly everybody knows that there is the “Tuvkhun” monastery in Bat-Ulzii soum, which is a famous sightsee spot in very beautiful nature. We received 2.5 million MNT of fi nancial support and purchased necessary commodities and collected some furniture, ger covering sheet, kitchen utensils from group members. Then we started with 7-8 horses and two

gers. At the beginning, due to lack of the experience we heard complaining from our customers and that time did not know about comfort and clean environment. We kept hard-working and in the following year we increased number of the gers and horses to 3 and 12, respectively, improved our service quality and living environment, served for 1,183 guests in beautiful nature and earned revenue of 3.6 million MNT. Thanks to this business the poor and single mother families in the group got jobs and revolving fund of the group reached to 1.3 million MNT. We wish to expand current tourist spot into a tourist camp in future.

D.Uranchimeg, a member of “Azartolgoi” herder group of Kharkhorin soum

WE WILL EXPAND OUR TAILOR WORKSHOP BUSINESS...

When our business plan on tailor making was approved we re-ceived fi nancial support of 3.1 million MNT from the project, which was spent for buying 2 sewing machines, a cross stitch machine, a sewing board table, chairs, raw materials and other necessary commodities. We rented a small room for one year and afterwards we moved to the ger for sewing workshop.

We produced 105 deel (traditional costume), 10 coats, 20 vests, 5 light deels, 10 child vests, 20 Mongol shirts so that sales revenue

reached 3.9 million MNT, of which 400,000 MNT was contributed to our group revolving fund. Created 3 new jobs and a salary fund reached to 2 million MNT. In future, we want to expand the sewing workshop, diversify group activities, and have a small tractor for a use of group. We are happy that our initiated activi-ties got realized so that we confi dent to expand our business that makes us of proud.


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SUCCESS STORIES…

ACTIVITIES OF “BAYANKHANGAI” HERDER GROUP OF ESONZUIL SOUM, OVORKHANGAI AIMAG ARE GETTING EXPANDED …

14 households in “Ereen” area of 4th bagh of Esonzuil soum, Ovorkhangai aimag established “Bayankhangai” herder group and had its fi rst meeting in June, 2009, and selected Ms. E.Oyunchimeg as a leader of the herder group.

Herder groups fenced 1 ha of fi elds, planted potatoes and veg-etables with fi nancial assistance of the project and harvested 10 tons po-tatoes in 2010 and 2011. Each member made a contribution of 100,000 MNT to create a revolving fund and Mr. D.Togtokhjargal was appointed as a fi nancial manager. In accordance with a revolving fund rule that was approved by group members, it was offered group members to get a loan of 2% interest rate and to invest for expansion of current business. Members are encouraged to attend to group meetings and income to and spending of the revolving fund was openly reported and discussed. At the meeting when annual activity of 2011 was envisaged, the revolving fund increased up to 1.9 million MNT, harvested 6 tons of potatoes, and sales reached to 2.1 million MNT. Herder group celebrated “Harvest day”,

granting 100 kg of potatoes from harvest and distributing 100,000 MNT to each member of the group, which really motivated group member. This was good example to non-group herders, showing benefi ts of group cooperation.

O. Tserendolgor, a chairman of “Uliast” herder group of Nariinteel in Ovorkhangai aimag EACH MEMBER’S CONTRIBUTION IS A KEY OF OUR SUCCESS…

15 households of “Sharga” 1st bagh of Nariinteel established “Uliast” herder group creating a revolving fund with 100 thousand MNT from each family and already 3 years passed since then. As revolving fund rule allows members have taken a loan with 2.5% interest rate for fi ve months, in turn, a revolving fund increased by 1 million MNT reaching to 2.5 million MNT. We attended many training, in resultant, the “Herder group’s rule”, “Revolv-ing fund rule”, “Herder group development plan” and “Business plan” were developed, accepted and implemented with participation of the group mem-bers. With project fi nancial support , 2 ha area was fenced, 1 ha planted with potatoes and vegetable and another 1 ha with oat and fodder crops, which resulted in harvest of 6 ton potatoes and 15 ton fodder crops in 2010, 10 ton potatoes and 18 ton fodder crops in 2011. Poor households of herder groups became a fi eld guard and workers and earned 80 thousand MNT of monthly fee and after harvest in autumn each household received an animal to sup-port their livelihoods. Herder group members done many works together a cooperative way such as cultivating and planting crops, harvesting crops and hay, combing cashmere, cutting sheep wool, maintaining winter and spring camps, removing frozen droppings, and preparing for winter, which became custom. Herder group had a deep drill well constructed on rangeland under the project, for which 10% of the cost was contributed from the group fund. The “Rangeland use plan” was developed and approved which instructs how to use rangeland and water points in sustainable manner. The soum governor has decided that the herder group can use 11 thousand ha of rangelands in accordance with rangeland use agreement. Our herder group successfully participated in “OVORKHANGAI PARTNERSHIP-2010” in Ovorkhangai aimag fair, “Khangai zone trade fair” in Bayankhongor aimag and “AUTUMN GREEN DAYS” trade fair in Ulaanbaatar and our products was awarded with several prizes. We were complimented by the state with the aimag “Best herder group” in 2010 and the “National best herder group” in 2012 thanks to the efforts and the active participation of our group members to improve our liveli-hood, which encourages us greatly and so that we will continue to work even harder.

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While implementing the project, the following activities were specifi cally taking into account to develop the herder groups:

Open discussions involving representatives of the • soum government and local people were conducted in addition to paper screening of the herder groups’ applicationProject objectives, expected outputs were explained and a tripartite • cooperation agreement was concluded which made clear responsi-bilities of stakeholdersHerder groups joined to a local study tours in other • soums and aimags to learn from othersCapacity building on the development of herder group rule and the • revolving fund, the planning methodology on rangeland management, implementation and monitoring, the construction, monitoring, operat-ing, repair and maintenance of water points, the generation of busi-ness ideas, the development of a business plan, and the management of the businesses was conducted in a constractive way and neces-sary reference publications/booklets were developed and providedBusiness plans that were initiated by the herder groups were evalu-• ated by the evaluation committee which represents different stake-holders. Implementation of the business plans was monitored by the herder group themselves and soums and the project implementation unit did routinely monitoring and evaluations.To raise accountability of the herder groups on water point operation, • the 9% contribution was made by the herder groups and the herder group participated in whole processes that were related to water point development from its identifi cation of location till handing over a keySupported herder groups to register and create a legal entity • Supported herder groups to participate in • soum, aimag, national lev-els’ trade fairs with their productsCompetition on “Best herder groups of the year” was organized to • motivate herder groups

IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGYMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGYMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY


SOME SUCCESSFUL HERDER GROUPS

“Uliast” herder group, “Best herder group of nation”, Nariinteel soum

“Batkhaan” herder group, Bayan-Undur soum

“Gal golomt” herder grou[, Burd soum

“Khiimort Ulaan” herder group, Nariinteel soum

“Bayandenj” herder group, Bayangol soum Herder group leaders attending to “Cultiva-tion training” of Bat-Ulzii soum

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STUDYSTUDY

AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE

The Project has been promoting to establish an agri-cultural extension service center in project soums, which de-liver various agricultural technique and technologic informa-tion, organize training, provide advice, and consult to herders and farmers on managing livestock. Some prioritized topics of the herders needs are summarized as following: First, business plan, agriculture extension service, milk and dairy processing technology; Second, organizational structure and development; Third, improvement of animal breeds, vegetable production and storage, signifi cance of cooperation, calculating cost and benefi ts; Fourth, small and medium enterprise, teaching meth-odology, application and operation of audio and video devic-es, veterinary, rangeland management, fodder preparation; Fifth, maintenance of water well, sea buckthorn farming, felt production, meat processing, making wool and cashmere products, fodder production, poultry farming, skin, and hide processing.

It is defi ned that training on basics of agriculture ex-tension service, methodology of delivering extension service and organizing herder groups are crucial for the extension offi cers and remoteness of clients and low coverage of cell phone network cause the information delivery diffi cult.



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Agriculture extension offi cers of 10 project soums enrolled into 12 training to strengthen their ca-pacities.

There were provided a set of training and offi ce equipments, greenhouses, a portable irrigation system, computers, internet modems, and motorcycles by the project with 136 million MNT to support agriculture ex-tension centers in project soums.

With support of the ministry, there were devel-oped and distributed 23 brochures, 13 leafl ets, 22 radio broadcasts, 14 posters, 8 training movies in 20 thou-sand copies for project benefi ciaries. This supported extension offi cers to conduct training for herders and farmers, deliver new information, provide advice, intro-duce technology and equipment, and to provide other services.

Over the project period soum extension cen-ters provided over 100 services to over 1,000 people in soums and 1,000 project benefi ciaries with repetitions, and independently provided 18 types of advice on agri-culture.

Out of 69 established water wells, there were established 40 water wells with bigger size in order to be information delivery station where there are many different kinds of booklets, manuals, and newspapers delivered by the project and local government.

During a project period the agriculture extension center of Nariinteel soum of Ovorkhangai aimag have performed better than other project soums and became a good model.

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Agriculture extension station of Nariinteel soum, D.Battsengel, extension offi cer’s impression:

When the project started herders and local government were ignorant about agriculture exten-sion service and it was not well supported. For instance, when we went out to herding families to inform how establish herder groups and to introduce about agriculture extension service etc, herders were not interested in and even went out for milking their livestock which created a lot of problems. As project went on, a local governor and offi cials started to understand importance of the service and to support

agriculture extension service.

With support of the project and efforts of the soum agriculture extension center, there were established 8 water points , 6 herd-er groups’ business plans received fi nancial investment on crop farming, bakery, milk, dairy products, boots, and forage growing. The following trainings were conducted: 11 trainings on organizing and developing herder groups; 9 trainings on preparing business plans; 15 trainings on potato and vegetable growing and process-ing, and local study tour sharing experiences with Bat-Ulzii soum herder groups; herder group development, and attending to trade fairs. Also “Project promotion day” which introduced herder groups’ activities to public was organized in the soum. We supported co-operation of herders and formation of herder groups, provided de-manded trainings, enrolled them into soum and project activities, and paid attention to that herder groups who have interest in to be a legal entity. In resultant, there are formed 8 herder groups who are actively working together such as “Khiimort-Ulaan”, “Bayanbulag”, “Uliast”, “Dundiin Bulag”, “Agit-Uul”, “Serven”, “Zurkh Khairkhan” and “Ar-Olt” in a soum.

Leader of the group, control committee and governing board were elected and primary documents such as, “Herder group rule” and “Revolving fund” is issued and the herder groups are used to documenting necessary records.

Herders understood advantages of working together and pos-sessed teamwork skills. Herder groups have rangeland use agree-ment approved, which enable sustainable use and improvement of rangeland. To increase household incomes the business plans were developed and implemented. Each herder groups has a “Re-volving fund rule” and created a fund with more than 1 million MNT and use it for extending their business and to provide a low interest loan.

As a result of these activities, the fi rst time we had “The best herder group of Aimag” from our soum and “Best herder group of nation” as well. Herder groups were established on their own ini-tiative and plus they had received a lot of training which resulted in good governance, good organization, and in collective, active spirits which all make sure that they can grow independently.

NARIINTEEL soum- A MODEL EXTENSION CENTER OF THE PROJECTNTNARIINTEEL soum- A MODEL EXTENSION CEN




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Snap shots...

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The Water Point and Extension Station Establishment Project for Poor Herding Families was imple-mented by MoFALI and fi nanced by Japanese government, which had very close cooperation with local gov-ernment from very beginning. As a proof there is an institution, the project advisory committee in Ovorkhan-gai aimag.

We are glad that the implementation of project was satisfactory and had tangible results and project objectives, expected outputs were achieved in 10 project soums with the following outputs: 69 engineering designed water wells; implementation of water and rangeland management by 71 herder groups; a great investment on 68 business plans which produced 206 jobs; and established 10 agriculture extension centers in target 10 soums providing with training equipments worth of 136 million MNT. In the future, the aimag government will pay high attention to that models of the project will be imple-mented in non project soums of aimag, especially, to sustainability of agriculture extension service.

We want to express our deepest thanks to the Government of Japan, the funding agency Asian De-velopment Bank, the Ministry of Finance of Mongolia, the Ministry of Food and Light Industry of Mongolia, the Project Man agent and Implementation Units, and to our national and international consultants who provided valuable advices, to all the stakeholders including the project soum governments, and to hard working herder groups who are primary benefi ciary for successful implementation of the project.

D. Togtokhsuren, Aimag governor

O. Batjargal, Aimag vice-governor Head of Project advisory committee

IMPRESSIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

HONORARY CERTIFICATE

The WATER POINT EXTENSION STATION ES-TABLISHMENT FOR POOR HERDING FAMILIES PROJECT was awarded as “BEST ENTREPRE-NEUR 2011” for great support for social economic and enabled to create new jobs at local level.

Ovorkhangai branch of Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce.

21 December 2011 Ovokhankhangai

“BEST ENTREPRENEUR 2011”

The Ovorkhangai branch of Mongolian National Chamber of

Commerce.

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

To WATER POINT EXTENSION STATION ESTABLISHMENT FOR POOR HERDING

FAMILIES PROJECT team

On behalf of our herders, we deeply appreciate project for kind supports and aid of food and an-imal forages for 75 devastated herder families during harsh winter disaster “Dzud”.

Bayangol soum government, Ovorkhangai aimag



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SELECTED HERDER GROUPS AND PARTICIPATION

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TRAINING MATERIALS....

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15 articles were published and disseminated on the “Agriculture Tomorrow” newspaper, 10 types of training movies, 5 series of radio programm through Mongolian national radio namely; Projec implementation, Water point monitoring and maintenance, Spring head protection, Pasture improve-ment, Herder group income generation, Agriculture extension service and Livestock production.



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D. NyamdorjProject Coordinator

E-mail: [email protected]

J. UndarmaaRangeland Expert Ph.D

E-mail: [email protected]: 011-341549

Ts. AltanzulMonitoring And Evaluation Offi cer,

Ph.DE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 96662456

N. NarantuyaProject Implementation Offi cerE-mail:[email protected]

Tel: 99731914

T. BuyandelgerAgriculture Extension OfficerE-mail: [email protected]

Tel:99087018

B. IkhbayarLivestock Expert

E-mail: [email protected]: 88005256

Eleuterio G.BernardoAgriculture Extension Specialist


Anwar UpahmCommunity Development Specialist


Amado Bonifacio AltoMonitoring And Evaluation Specialist


Maria Ò.MadiguidBasi Lifeskill Trainer


B. SarangooProcurement Officer


O. AltangerelDirector For

Project Implementation UnitE-mail: [email protected]

L. MyagmarWater Expert, State Honored For

EnvironmentE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 99114579

B. TumendemberelSmall Business Development Expert

E-mail: [email protected]: 99115397

I. SainsanaaHydrogeologist

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 99138777

S. TuyaGIS Expert


O. UugantsetsegAccountant


U. Oddorj Technical Assistant

Tel: 99828110

B. SukhdolgorAdministration Assistant

E-mail:[email protected]

Ts. MandakhsoyomboInterpreter

E-mail: [email protected] Tel:99914132

S. EnkhtuvshinInterpreter

E-mail: [email protected]:99818649

D. MunkhtegshProcurement Officer

E-mail:[email protected]

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CONSORTIUM OF “RURAL SUPPORT CENTER-ECOSYSTEM STUDIES CENTER-INSTITUTE OF GEOECOLOGY”

VSO INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION

Lutgardo C.PunzalanLivestock Specialist


Rutchelle SolisSocial Welfare Specialist


Heather FaraGIS Specialist


Aly Loes VellemaMarketing Specialist


Dorieke Goodijk Agriculture Value Adding Expert


Shruti SinghSmall Business Development Specialist


Leizel LecturaCommunity Development Specialist


Lyndel CandaWater Design Engineer


Ali MorganAgriculture Extension Specialist


Neeraj JaiminyCommunity Development Specialist


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Bulletin was prepared by the Project Management Unit and Project Implementation Unit

¹ Soum Extension officer Cell phone E-mail address

1 Arvaikheer Z. Bayarsaikhan 99833894 [email protected]

2 Khujirt Ts. Nyamdorj 88644422 [email protected]

3 Kharkhorin O. Davkharbayar 95264960 [email protected]

4 Bat-Ulzii N. Bat-Erdene 88788895 [email protected]

5 Burd G. Bayarmaa 99305887 [email protected]

6 Esonzuil B. Gantuya 95322975 [email protected]

7 Bayan Undur S. Khishigdorj 88900117 [email protected]

8 Nariinteel D. Battsengel 95791428 [email protected]

9 Bayangol N. Baldandorj 95951219 [email protected]

10 Guchin-Us A.Dulamsuren 91696941 [email protected]

11 Togrog N. Altantsetseg 99158707 [email protected]

ADDRESS OF SOUM AGRICULTURE EXTENSION CENTERS

Tel: 91921191, 344597

Documents

ADB-WPES-Project magazine (Eng) 2012.04.15