Restoration of Pastureland by Effective Usage of Wild Forage Plants based on Traditional Knowledge of Nomadic Mongolians

Using traditional knowledge of nomadic Mongolians to maintain the health of livestock and restore Mongolia’s degraded grasslands
This project gathers the rich knowledge and oral traditions of nomadic Mongolians regarding Mongolian grassland flora’s effectiveness in restoring livestock health and degraded grasslands, selects useful grassland flora, and scientifically demonstrates their usefulness by investigating the chemical compounds and new genes that give them their restorative effectiveness. It also preserves grasslands and livestock health using grassland flora that grows well and is effective in maintaining good health by ‘diagnosing’ exhausted Mongolian grasslands and ‘treating’ them by establishing and deploying methods of cultivation for the selected flora.

Improving livestock farming productivity through more extensive use of pasture that is resistant to climate change and maintains good health
This project will develop the pastoral livestock farming industry through restoration of degraded Mongolian grasslands that have been improved through the scientific use of traditional knowledge of nomadic Mongolians and the spread of grassland flora that improves the productivity of grasslands degraded by overgrazing and contributes to livestock health. The application of this methodology will contribute to the revitalization of nomadic pastoral industries facing similar issues around the world.