Operations at Sain Tus Farm and Dairy, Sainshand

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This series of audiovisual recordings represents the daily activities at Sain Tus Farm, just to the north of Sainshand, and at its dairy in town. The business is operated by Önörbayar, a former schoolteacher who engaged in private business for more than a decade prior to opening the dairy operation, and her family; the cattle are managed by Önörbayar’s husband and a hired hand. This operation has benefited from support provided by the US Department of Agriculture through Mercy Corps Mongolia (subsidized loans for dairy equipment, and free training in dairy processing), and from the Government of Mongolia (subsidized connection of the farm to the power grid). In the first part of the series, the farm owners and staff milk the cattle and load milk onto their truck for transport into town. In the second part, Önörbayar discusses her work and its challenges as she separates cream and pasteurizes milk.

2012-03-10