According to the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture, since the beginning of the cutting season 600,000 tons of sugar cane have been crushed. Moreover the sugar production is 52,000 tons. However the extraction rate is below average …
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World Cleanup Day: small actions for people, a big step for the planet. World Cleanup Day is held on September 18. Each year people gather to stand up against and tackle the global problem of solid waste, including the problem of marine debris. Moreover, to raise awareness for a cleaner world, …
Reviving the tea sector will help increase the economy of Mauritius. Each year, Mauritius produces 8,000 tonnes of tea, according to the FAO. Being cultivated on high quality land, Mauritian tea require less fertilizer. The stakeholders had a get-together in Ebene …
Like every Saturday morning, the Citizen Support Unit team broadcast the show “Ansam Ek CSU” from 9 a.m to 10 a.m on KOOL FM. There was a theme on “Ki l’avenir dan sekter agrikiltir”. Prakash Goolaub from FAREI, Dr. Preeduth Sookar from the Ministry of Agro-Industry, and Yash Ramdaree from the Farmers Service Agency were guests of the show …
Minister Maneesh Gobin addressed a message to the participants at the Food Systems Summit, organized by the United Nations. The message was about a proposal for a Global cooperation to improve food systems. According to the minister, the Covid-19 outbreak has shown vulnerabilities as well as systemic inadequacies in several countries’ food systems, …
At 50 years old, Sailesh Chunen the manager at Compagnie Sucrière de St Antoine Limited was re-elected as President during the general meeting of the Chamber of Agriculture on Thursday, 2 September 2021. The first and second vice-presidents are Jerôme Jaen and Arnaud d’Unienville respectively …
Due to the lack of vegetables after the heavy rain during the past few months before July 2021, the Agricultural Marketing Board reviewed the price of cabbages and carrots …
A new agro-processing unit started operating at Mapou Model Farm, Food And Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI). On the 18th of September 2021, Mr Maneesh Gobin, actual Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, inaugurated this new unit …
There was a launch of the Onion Harvest Season 2021 at Belle Mare. The Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Maneesh Gobin was present at the event. He announced the price of ‘z’oignon toupi’ has changed. The authorities made this judgment in response to a request by farmers of this type of onion …
The United Nations Food Systems Summit took place on September 23. The virtual event was dedicated to an urgent appeal from the United Nations to ensure the future of the world food system. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Mauritius attended this summit via video conference. Maneesh Gobin urged for new international cooperation for resilient, …
