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Does Export Support Household Income In Mongolia?

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  • Gombodorj GANCHIMEG

    (Károly Ihrig Doctoral School of Management and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary)

  • Tumur ERDENECHULUUN

    (Department of Social Sciences, The Wageningen University of Research, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Livestock production is a traditional activity in Mongolia that accounted for 10 percent of the national economy in 2019. During the last decade, the number of livestock has doubled; however, this has not improved the poverty levels of herder households which are still high. Higher numbers of livestock have meant higher levels of income for the herders. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact that meat export had on herder households’ livelihood. Meat is the second most important cash income source for herder households and is one of the major export items of the livestock sector. The results of the study show that current meat export does not adequately support herder households’ income levels. This is explained by the lower export price of meat and the limited direct involvement of herders during the meat export. In conclusion, the government should promote herder’s involvement in meat export through rural cooperatives or other arrangements, in order to bring more benefit from the meat trade to the livelihood of herder households.

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  • Gombodorj GANCHIMEG & Tumur ERDENECHULUUN, 2020. "Does Export Support Household Income In Mongolia?," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, issue 22, pages 43-48, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:cmj:seapas:y:2020:i:22:p:43-48
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    1. Ganchimeg Gombodorj & Károly Pető, 2022. "What Type of Households in Mongolia Are Most Hit by COVID-19?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-20, March.

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    Keywords

    Trade policy; Meat export; Herder households; Mongolia;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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