Client Chemonics International
Funding USAID Mongolia
Project
Date
Results Production of Japanese
Ag. Standards blueberry jam in Mongolian Yurts
Lead consultant Jim Krigbaum
Category Poverty Alleviation -
Economic Development – Agriculture
Quinoa Case Study
The development of Mongolian Wild Blueberry products represents a compelling case for innovative partnerships fulfilling a demand-driven market while providing Mongolian blueberry harvesters with an opportunity for economic development. Mongolia faces significant challenges for economic development and growth given various environmental, political, and infrastructural factors, however wild blueberries provided a rare opportunity for development. A unique combination of public-private partnerships and early establishment of a buyer, among other factors, proved vital to the success and sustainability of this operation. This case study examines the efforts, successes, and failures of the development of sustainable economic activity around the Mongolia wild blueberry crop from initial interest to the present, offering key insights and lessons for developing profitable agricultural products in low –income and/or –resource settings.
1: Development of Mongolian Wild Blueberry OpportunitiesHarnessing the Demand-Driven Market opportunities to involve the private sector in Economic and Social Development for Indigenous Crops
2: Development of Mongolian Wild Blueberry OpportunitiesHarnessing the Demand-Driven Market opportunities to involve the private sector in Economic and Social Development for Indigenous Crops
3: Development of Mongolian Wild Blueberry OpportunitiesHarnessing the Demand-Driven Market opportunities to involve the private sector in Economic and Social Development for Indigenous Crops