AKIPRESS.COM - The WIFI project "Cities connected to the steppes thanks to a sustainable, high-quality and remunerative meat industry in Mongolia", allocated 800,000 euros by the Team France Fund of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, has been officially launched, Montsame reports.

The project is carried by the French Embassy in Mongolia and implemented by the NGO Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF).

The French Embassy in Mongolia, in partnership with AVSF, is proposing to lead an action to explore the potential of the meat value chain in four districts in Bayankhongor province. The project aims to ensure traceability and sanitary quality of meat, as well as sustainable management of livestock and pastures.

Alignment with the "New Cooperative - Wealthy Herder" program of the government of Mongolia is also assured, as four herders' cooperatives will be supported in accessing a remunerative market for their sustainable meat products, through a commercial partnership with industries and local slaughterhouses.

President of the Mongolian Meat Association N. Batsuuri underlined the opportunity presented by the project to demonstrate the ability of nomadic herders to participate in a certified meat chain that is traceable and safe for human health.

President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa and President of France Emmanuel Macron during state visits in 2023 affirmed their desire to intensify cooperation between the two countries in the agricultural sector, particularly in livestock breeding, agricultural diversification, food safety, and veterinary medicine.