Each year, an external body is invited by the Faculty of Agriculture (University of Mauritius) to assess final year students on their dissertation and also the quality of the programmes being run at the Faculty. This year (2012), Professor Richard Ellis was invited as assessor at the University of Mauritius. … Read More
The Young Professionals in Local Development (YPLD), Mauritius, is part of a network envisaged as being a know-how transfer platform between young and experienced professionals in all fields of expertise that relate to international and local development. The mission of YPLD is “Growing Communities, Fostering through Innovation.” YPLD is… Read More
On the occasion of the 3rd IAALD Africa Chapter conference, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) organised a series of activities in the framework of the ARDYIS project. These included the prize giving ceremony of the YoBloCo Awards and a consultative workshop under the theme “Using… Read More
The 3rd IAALD (International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists) Africa Chapter Conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 21st-23rd May 2012. The theme of the conference was “e-Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods and Food Security in Africa”. Delegates present were professionals and experts involved in the application on Information and Communication Technology… Read More
Over the past years, a lot of emphasis have been placed on the Agriculture Value Chain while dealing with issues in Agricultural sector. The question that some of us may ask ourselves is what does the term “Agriculture value-chain” means?Agriculture Value ChainsAccording to FAO (2005), a ‘value chain’ in Agriculture… Read More