MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND LIGHT INDUSRTY OF MONGOLIA “GOBI CAMEL WOOL” (GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION) Prepared by Senior officer S.Regzedmaa for policy of ligth industry and SME of MFALI

“GOBI CAMEL WOOL” (GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION)

The logo of the Gobi Camel Wool GI is an ancient Mongolian Calligraphy design Below is the tag that all GI products, finished or semi-finished, will bear:

The Gobi area in Mongolia, where the Gobi camel wool GI products comes from: /Terrain: mountain forest, mountain steppe, semi desert, Gobi desert/ Territory: 1,566,500 sq km 6th largest-Asia 18th largest-World

GEOGRAPHY Gobi Desert The Gobi Desert occupies more than 400,000 sq km of the south Mongolia. The Gobi Desert are not only covered by sands, but also made of rocky mountains and valleys. The desert ecosystem supports such rare animals as snow leopard, ibex, wild sheep, goats, wild horse, and camel. Even about two dozens of bears, known as Mazaalai bear, found a niche in Gobi Desert. Gobi Desert

Camel hair types, Camel wool characteristics

Certificate Gobi Desert Camel Wool GI

Raw material resources 2007 2008 Head of camels 286 000 250000 Maximum possibility of preparation 1000 1200 Prepared cashmere /tn/ 1500 1300

Structure of joint venture Foreign part in joint venture company 0-70% /Investment from Italy and export to Italy by Italian design/ Domestic part in joint venture company 30-100%

Indication of equipment & technology needed Improve fine hair processing Latest and proven technology High level of automation Introduction of finishing textile technology Meet best practice environmental standards

Target markets EU – /GI/ GSP+ scheme, no tax USA, Japan – FTA talks Russia, China – To resolve the problem of unfair export and import tariff system Domestic Market – Fully supply the domestic demand

Geographical Indications for Mongolian meat

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