1. 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

2. “GOBI CAMEL WOOL” (GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION)

3. 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:

4. 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

5. 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

6. Camel hair types, Camel wool characteristics

7. Certificate Gobi Desert Camel Wool GI

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

10. 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 %

11. 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

12. 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

13. Geographical Indications for Mongolian meat

15. Thank you for your attention15