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
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
Youth and Employment Nearly 200 million people in Africa are aged between 15 and 24 years, comprising more than 20% of the population in most countries (UNDESA, 2010). Presently, the major challenges faced by this category of the population is to find decent and productive employment. In many African countries, Agriculture… Read More
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Node Common Visioning Workshop was held on 27th February to 2nd March 2012 at the White Sands Hotel and Resort in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Alongside with this workshop which was meant for the node coordinators from the 16 FANRPAN… Read More
Gone are the days when we had to go to the market or to the beach to drink coconut water in Mauritius! Being a tropical island, coconut trees are found across the country and coconut/coconut water is a popular product, which is very much appreciated by Mauritians and tourists. Traditionally… Read More