APEXHOM réfléchit sur l'utilisation des pesticides

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L'Association Professionnelle des Producteurs / Exportateurs de Produits Horticoles de Maurice (APEXHOM) a réuni des agriculteurs et des importateurs aujourd'hui à Pailles pour réfléchir sur la question des pesticides, produits dangereux mais nécessaires à la production agricole.
Vivekanand Lochun, président de l'APEXHOM, a expliqué le principal objectif de cet

Ex-planteurs de Riche Terre: Le rapport Noël-Ramkissoon rendu public

Fin du suspense pour les ex-planteurs de Riche-Terre. Le conseil des ministres a décidé de rendre public le rapport Noël-Ramkissoon. Le Conseil des ministres a fini par trancher ce vendredi 26 novembre dans le litige qui oppose les ex-planteurs de Riche-Terre au gouvernement. Décision a été prise de rendre public le rapport Noël-Ramkissoon comme réclamé, à travers une grève de la faim, par les

FAO: Jacques Diouf en visite officielle à Maurice

Jacques Diouf, directeur général de Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), qui est arrivé, samedi soir, à Maurice aura un tête-à-tête avec le Premier ministre, Navin Ramgoolam ce lundi à 14h. Une demi-heure plus tard, il animera une conférence au Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre sur le thème suivant : la sécurité alimentaire — défis et perspectives. Après cette conférence, il rencontrera

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Call for Papers: EFITA/WCCA July 11th and July 14th, 2011 Prague, Czech Republic

The European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment conference and the World Congress on Computers in Agriculture will be held between July 11th and July 14th, 2011 in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. The system will be opened for paper submission from 15th September 2010 until 7th January 2011. Researchers are encouraged to submit their

US$1.2 billion investment planned by a business group from Mauritius in Mozambican aquaculture

Maputo, Mozambique, 3 Nov – A business group from Mauritius has announced plans to invest US$1.2 billion in Mozambican aquafarming to produce 60,000 tonnes of fish in two Maputo province districts, reports the Maputo-based daily Noticias. Photo from http://ambhanoi.um.dk/

Citing Mozambican Fisheries Minister Victor Borges, the newspaper states that the country has the potential to produce 2

INDIA: Soon, farmers to detect crop disease via mobile

We are relaying this article from India to make you aware of the potential use of mobile phone technology. Market Information System and Agricultural Commodity Payment System are two services that have been already implemented elsewhere.
The new application, known as “mKrishi” will be available to farmers through mobile phones network throughout the country Published on 11/11/2010 on http://

INDIA: Law to ensure quality seeds for farmers soon

We came across this article on the igovernment.in web portal. Can any of our readers inform us whether we have anything similar in Mauritius? And if so, where can we get a copy of the Act?The government on Wednesday approved moving additional amendments to the Seeds Bill, 2004 to regulate the quality of seeds and planting materials (Published on 10/20/2010 - 11:58:30 AM on http://

Conflict Resolution: An Art and a science to be Mastered

So the ex-planters of Riche Terre are having recourse to a hunger strike to resolve a conflict regarding due compensation. You can read more on this on the Le Matinal Website here. But, whether we are from the agricultural sector or not, if we have not already faced such situations, we might sooner of later be facing similar challenges.So what do we do then? This is where the theory / concept

Chauves-souris : Les planteurs ne paieront que 25 % pour les filets de protection des arbres fruitiers

Admin's note: This scheme is already in place. You (anyone: residential or planter) need to complete formalities / apply at the nearest AREU Crop Extension Office (business days: Mon., Tues. & Fri. from 13:00 - 16:00). This scheme is already a successful one and we congratulate the authorities concerned for the initiative. Importers are already out of stock but are making their level best to

Des grains secs bientôt cultivés sur une grande échelle

This is an article that we missed... It is of September 2010... It is still a good read and news relevant for stakeholders... (Photo from http: // www. topnews. in/) DANS une station de l’ Agricultural Research and Extension Unit ( Areu), à Réduit, des variétés de gros pois sont arrivées à maturité. Ne reste plus que la cueillette. En fait, 45 variétés de gros pois, de même qu’une vingtaine de

Official video of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010

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Is the world running out of fish: Build a sustainable fishing industry

How can we build a sustainable fishing industry that maintains healthy fish stocks and valued employment? OECD analyst Saba Khwaja talks about OECD work that helps governments formulate effective fisheries policies, while fish seller Antoine Mallaird tells us about the changes he's seen in his business. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17742375-1']); _gaq.push(['_