Vitamin grove (MON/03/18)

Project Details & Results

Shaamar village used to be one of the fruit growing areas in Mongolia before 1990s. As the country started shifting to a market economy early 90s, many fruit plantations in Shaamar were left abandoned without any care due to lack of financial resources. As fruit plantations were completely destroyed in Shaamar and in other places, people often start going to nature for wild fruits and berries, where many people use destructive techniques, causing serious damages to fruit trees and bushes and sometimes they make wild fires which destroy whole mountain ranges.
By this grant some support is given to community activities on cultivation of Buckthorn and Black currant fruits in 3 ha area in Shaamar village of Selenge province.
Over 3000 seedlings were planted in two fenced fields. The survival rate was about 80 % for the first year. However, in the second year which was a dry year, there was an insects attack to the plantation fields. More than half the planted seedlings could not survive the attack. From spring 2006 there will be rehabilitation measures.

Notable Community Participation
As it is one of the local NGO's project, it ensures that local residents will be involved with a wide range.

Capacity - Building Component
Vitamin source NGO ensures that the small grants project will defintely a capacity building endeavor in the Shaamar province by supporting its community based fruit plantation activity.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
By rehabilitaing wild natural fruit plants, project ensures that the plantation will help to supply not only local

Gender Focus
Most of the participants are women headed family.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Activity is based on the indigenous people for their community action while building their sustainable livelihood.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Public awareness will be a parallel with activity of this project.

Project Results
Two fruit gardens have been established. About 3000 seedlings were planted at the start. However, the community needs to improve their activities to increase the survival rate of seedlings under dry climate conditions. Drought occurred in the last two strait years.

Field processed for planting seedlings