“FNCA MLM 2018”, Contribution to Asian Agriculture by Radiation
Technology Utilization , Tokyo, 6 December 2018

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN
AGRICULTURE

MANLAIJAV GUNAAJAVSecretary
Nuclear Energy Commission,
the Government of Mongolia

Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
Website: http://www.nea.gov.mn

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Main policies in Agriculture• Mongolia’s Sustainable Development Vision 2030
(The Great State Khural, res.2016/19)• State Policy on Herders (The Great State Khural,res.2009/39)• State Policy on Food and Agriculture (The Great
State Khural, res.2003/29)• Government Action Plan for 2016-2020

Livestock sector/number of animals: thousand head/

The livestock sector is one of the main pillars of the Mongolian
economy which, in addition to providing export products,provides food, clothing and shelter.
Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
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Current situations• Mongolia is prone to FMD and other livestock infectious
diseases;• The government is making a significant effort to develop flockindustry, for example, creating General Authority of Veterinary,strengthening food safety framework and legal environment, andboosting meat exports.
• Thanks to the IAEA and other relevant organizations, capacities
and capabilities of veterinary laboratories are significantly being
improved.

Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
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Food and agriculture

Livestock industry
 ELISA diagnostic testing method Vaccination production forFMDs Improve productivity traits
through breed characterization(Radioimmunoassay)

Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
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Agricultural sector
Farming field in 2017

The rate of crops
in total planted area in 2017

wheat
potatoplantedi
vegetables
nfruitsv
otherinvites
fallow land it
Agricultural
production /thousand tons/escereals
wheat
potatofruitsAgriculture is one of the main priorities of economic development ofMongolia.
Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
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Food and agriculture

Agriculture Mutation Breeding (Introduction of new
wheat sorts, inter alia, Khalkh gol‐1,
Darkhan‐34, 74, 144, 131, 141 and 172)
 Trials on rice, peas, soy and colza using
Mutation Breeding Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) and Super
Water Absorbents (SWA) Bio‐fertilizers
 Food safety
Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
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7Impact on biomass production ofRhizobium fertilizer
Barley harvest
increased by
18.3‐40.9 %with
Fertilizer

without
Fertilizer

carrots
harvest increased by 50-83%

tomato harvest increased by
11.6-23.8 %withFertilizer

without
Fertilizer Cucumber harvest increased
 by 11,3 -22.6%

Distinguishing soil
microorganisms

Plant Science andAgriculture ResearchInstitute"Bio Undarga" LLC

Soil microbiology
laboratory

Bio liquid fertilizer
factory

to makeculture

Productionfertilizer

Main R&D organizations in Food and Agriculture

Livestock insustry
 State Central Veterinary Laboratory /General Authority for
Veterinary/ Research Institute of Animal Husbandry /Mongolian Universityof Life Sciences (MULS)/ Institute of Veterinary Medicine / MULS /Agriculture Institute of Plant and Agricultural Science / MULS / Institute of Geography and Geo‐ecology /Mongolian Academyof Sciences/
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Future activities•

To develop and strengthen national framework and infrastructure
for agricultural sector fulfill the objectives of National policies;•To obtain necessary nuclear instrumentations to support R&D on
agricultural productivity and introduce necessary nuclear
technologies to boost food safety and support self-sustainability;•To develop the national HR programme based on country’sdemand;•To take a systematic approach to the increase of public
perception through promoting nuclear applications and reflecting
nuclear technology related conceptions on general academic
programs;

Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
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“FNCA MLM 2018”, Contribution to Asian Agriculture by Radiation Technology Utilization
Tokyo, 6 December 2018

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE NUCLEAR ENERGY COMMISSION
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