ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK · TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
PASTURE SOLUTIONS
A Sustainable Future for Mongolian Herders
A five-year project developing and pilot-testing sustainable pasture-management solutions with herders of Bayankhongor and Khuvsgul aimags, strengthening resilience to climate change (2025–2029).
Key figures
8herder groups / PUGs
(one in formation)
235member households
67,699 haof pasture under Pasture Use Agreements
52herder advisors
(26 women · 26 men)
1,300+training participations
(2025–2026)
The project in brief
Within ADB’s concessional loan to Gobi JSC for sustainable cashmere procurement and production, the Pasture Solutions technical assistance project strengthens the resilience of Mongolia’s pastoral livestock sector to extreme climate conditions. Together with herder groups in Bayankhongor and Khuvsgul aimags, it pilot-tests sustainable pasture-management solutions and delivers training in financial literacy, pasture management and ecology — prioritising the participation of women and young herders.
Target soums: Alag-Erdene, Arbulag, Ikh-Uul (Khuvsgul) · Jinst, Bayan-Ovoo (Bayankhongor)
Partners
Asian Development Bank (Financier) · Gobi JSC (Partner organisation) · Ochir Consulting LLC (Implementing consultant) · MULS (Research partner) · BEAR – UC Berkeley (Economic advisory) · Khuvsgul AFPUG (Local partner)