Livestock Commercialization Project

The development objective of Livestock Commercialization Project for Mongolia is to improve livestock health, productivity, and commercialization of targeted value chains in project locations and to provide immediate and effective response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Animal Health Services, aims to improve the quality of and access to veterinary services nationally and to contribute to the establishment of transboundary animal disease (TAD)-free zone(s) in specified areas, and has the following sub-components: (i) Institutional and Capacity Building; (ii) Disease Surveillance and Control and Food Safety; (iii) Digital Livestock Interventions; and (iv) Participatory Animal Health Risk Management Initiatives. 2) The second component, Value Chain Commercialization, aims to improve livestock productivity and increase the volume of livestock products that meet market requirements on quality and food safety standards, and has the following sub-components: (i) Livestock Productivity; and (ii) Productive Partnerships. 3) The third component, Project Implementation Support, aims to strengthen the project’s implementation architecture. 4) The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component, would draw upon the uncommitted credit resources from other project components to cover emergency response, relief, and rehabilitation activities.