Chisholm Institute, The Hydroponic Farmers Federation and Protected Cropping Australia have been working with representatives from Family Agricultural Resources Mongolia to look at developing a cropping systems that will allow Mongolian Growers to extend their natural growing season by 100%.
Due to the cold nature of the Mongolian climate, external growing is limited to approximately 100 days of the year. By establishing a hydroponic growing system within simple plastic growing structures and a heat source, it is anticipated that the growing season could be extended to 200 days, and help provide an ongoing food supply to many Mongolian communities.
This year saw two representatives from Mongolia, Turkhuu Yadmaa and Altankhuyag Ganbaatar, attend the PCA conference as a fact finding mission with the HFF paying for airfares and the PCA paying for registration to the conference.
Chisholm's Tony Bundock has also spent two days with Turkhuu and Altankhuyag, and the time was spent looking at possible working solutions for Mongolia as well as providing some basic training.
The project is one that will hopefully see Australian knowledge and technology being implemented in Mongolia.
If you would like to become involved in this project and feel you can assist in any way, please e mail Tony at tony.bundock@chisholm.edu.au
Turkhuu, Tony and Altankhuyag
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