MEAT INDUSTRY REFORM

Suvdmaa Munkhzaya

Food safety is a matter of national security. Food

security and safety ensures not only the public well

being, but also ensures the overall socio-economic

stability of a nation, hence the entire world.

Furthermore, meat is one of the critical and most

essential components of the global food industry as

well as an inseparable part of the human diet and

lifestyle.

STATE POLICY FOR FOOD AND

AGRICULTURE

Under regional economic development concept state

agriculture policy aims to:

• Intensify agricultural development,

• Ensure production growth, increase efficiency,

boost exports, and

• Improve food quality and safety

Source: Current policy for potential meat and meat products’ exports

Ministry of Food and Agriculture Mongolia.

NATIONAL PROGRAM ON “FOOD SECURITY”

• With the aim of ensuring food security and increase food production and

export, the Government of Mongolia approved National program on “Food

security” by its Resolution No.32 in February of 2009 and started

implementing it.

• National programmed on “Food Security” has

4 main pillars

13 objectives

77 activities

National Food Security program will be implemented in three phases:

Phase I 2009 – 2012

Phase II 2013 – 2016

Phase III 2016-2020

Source: Current policy for potential meat and meat products’ exports

Ministry of Food and Agriculture Mongolia.

MAJOR LAWS, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND

PROGRAMS FOR THE MEAT INDUSTRY

“Mongolian livestock” national program

Comprehensive national development strategy

Livestock husbandry and animal health protection law

Policy Ensuring Food Safety Law

General food law

Border quarantine and safety inspection law when importing animals, plants, raw

materials and products originated from them

Meat control regulation

Code of hygienic practice for meat MNS CAC RCP 58:2013

Slaughtering plant. Design for introduction HACCP MNS 5998:2009

Recommended international code of practice general principles of food hygiene

MNS CAC RCP 1:2003

Source: Current policy for potential meat and meat products’ exports

Ministry of Food and Agriculture Mongolia.

Climatic zones in Mongolia

KHANGAI region - high mountain area GOBI region

STEPPES region STEPPES AND KHEER

area

Climatic zones in Mongolia

МONGOLIA- Home of all natural meat

96%

0.71% 1.6% 0.3% 1% 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Agricultural areas

2008

Mongolian livestock is raised in a natural pasture paradise.

It is fed only by forage from natural pastures and free from heavy metals, radio active materials and pesticides.

Mongolian meat has more vital amino acids and unsaturated lipid acids than any meat in the world, which makes it one of the best quality foods you could ever find.

Mongolia never experienced any occurrence of BSE in its entire history. We neither import MBM nor use it for animal fodder.

Totally 774 private veterinary units (PVU), 1307 veterinarians and 146 zoo-technicians serve about 145 thousand herders families and 55,9 million animals.

• In a country of 3 million habitants,

there are 55.9 million livestock

grazing on a vast 112.7 million

hectares of grassland with 600

pasture plant species.

• For thousands of years, our livestock

and nomadic traditions have been our

life blood as well as our savior at the

most difficult times in our history.

Thus, loving and respecting our

livestock is a major virtue of our

people.

• From pasture to plate, Mongolian

herders and producers supply all

natural meat and meat products that

are unparalleled in quality and taste.

Mongolian livestock is raised in a natural pasture paradise.

It is fed only by forage from natural pastures and free from heavy metals, radio active materials and pesticides.

Mongolian meat has more vital amino acids and unsaturated lipid acids than any meat in the world, which makes it one of the best quality foods you could ever find.

МONGOLIA- Home of all natural meat

Four products have been registered in the geographical

indications in cooperation with the EU funded project

“Enhance Mongolian export potentials through

geographical indications and GSP”

1. Horse meat of the pasture bred Mongolian horses

2. Beef of the cattle from the Mongolian Khangai region (forested area)

3. Beef of the cattle from the Mongolian steppes region

4. Mutton of the sheep from the Mongolian steppes region

МONGOLIA- Home of all natural meat

Source: Current policy for potential meat and meat products’ exports

Ministry of Food and Agriculture Mongolia.

Number of livestock

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Horse 1,920.30 2,112.90 2,330.40 2,619.40 2,900.00 3,295.00

Cattle 2,176.00 2,339.70 2,584.60 2,909.50 3,400.00 3,780.00

Camel 269.60 280.10 305.80 321.50 349.30 367.90

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Horse, cattle and camel

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Sheep 14,480.4 15,668.5 18,141.4 20,066.4 23,200.0 24,943.1

Goat 13,883.2 15,934.6 17,558.7 19,227.6 22,000.0 23,592.9

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Comparison between the number of

livestock, exported meat and livestock for

consumption

32729.5

36335.8

40920.9

45144.3

51900

55979

8373.7 8283.2 8365 10205 10400 10400

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239.9 245.1 249.5 253.4 257.5 257.5 0

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Livestock

(thous.head)

Total livestock for

consumption

(thous.heads)

Exported meat

(ton)

Meat production

(thous.ton)

6% 7% 1%

45%

42%

Livestock structure

at the end of 2015

Horse Cattle Camel

Sheep Goat

Problems with the industry

Corrupted

Backwards Bureaucratic

We desperately need a systemic

Reform

Veterinary System

Businesses/ Associations

Herder Management

Veterinary system

• Animal health and inspection law

• Technical regulations

• Commercial meat from an approved and authorized slaughterhouse

• Hygienic requirements (Anti/post mortem inspections)

• Transport Logistics and refrigeration industries”

• Stricter and safer requirements from wholesalers and retailers

• Traceability from pasture to plate (farm to fork)

Herders’ Management

• Herders as entrepreneurs

• Healthy herd

• New and efficient livestock structure

• Better planning

• Regular flow of supply

• Decrease in pasture degradation

• Better environment

• Better animal feed

• Better preparedness for natural disasters

Lost potential recovered

• Healthy animal + Humane and sanitary slaughtering + High quality processing 1. High quality meat

2. Better quality Skin and Hide (Industry improvement)

3. RENDERING INDUSTRY

4. Less waste to ZERO waste

5. Increased export for meat and other by-products

Businesses / Association

• Healthy competition

• Entire industry improves, grows, and expands

• Strengthening of the Mongolian Meat

Association

• More investment in technology and R&D

• Continuous improvement and competitive

advantage

Premium Brand

• Unique features of Mongolian Meat and Livestock

– Nomadic

– Natural

– Limited

Transforming our weaknesses into opportunities to advantages.

• Niche market

• The true essence is the reform of the mindset!

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

Nothing less, nothing more- All natural!

Thank you!