In order to do a Resource Profile Study (RPS) for the region of Centre West (CW) for an assignment, me and my group (soofiya, tenusha, amir, rihvaan, jivin and danny) carried out a Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) in the area. Since we had only 2 weeks to do so and only 2… Read More
Posts in Agriculture
World Food Day 2010 at UoM
The theme selected for the WFD 2010 by the FAO is “United against Hunger”. Since its foundation in 1945, the FAO celebrates the WFD on the 16th October every year. At the University of Mauritius (UoM), this event will be organised by the Agricultural Society (affiliated to the Students’ Union)… Read More
Sustainable Agriculture (Part 1 & 2) – African film about farming for the environment
These two videos are very good examples of sustainable agriculture, which according to me can be adopted in Mauritius also.
Seminar on Climate Change by Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Woodrow Clark II, USA
On Friday, I went to a seminar on climate change by Dr Woodrow Clark II, Nobel Prize winner in 2007. The seminar was to start at 10:30 and as I had nothing great to do at the Faculty (no lectures on Fridays and dissertation not yet started!), I reached at the… Read More