It is 2 p.m in Mauritius and we are heading to Rose-Hill (a town situated in the centre of the island) to meet an entrepreneur engaged in agriculture. Reaching our destination, there is a banner in front of the gate which grabs our attention: “www.tantebazar.com. Online Shopping – vegetables, fruits,… Read More
Since Monday morning, I’ve been following on Twitter the Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair, which is being held in Rome from 26-29 September 2011. Till now, this one has been my favourite part since he just said things which were in my mind for a long time, but no one… Read More
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Annual High Level Regional Food Security Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue 2011 was held from 19th to 23rd September in Mbabane (Swaziland) at the Royal Swazi Spa Hotel. The theme of this year’s annual regional dialogue was “Advocating for the active engagement of… Read More
Agricultural extension and I For the past 3 years, I have been studying agriculture with specialization in agricultural extension at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius. During my work-based placement, I have worked at the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU), where I have got the opportunity to get… Read More
DFID funded a study, carried out by CABI to see how emerging mobile applications can help the agriculture sector.The study investigated the opportunity presented by the mobile phone market and telecom infrastructure to overcome the problems faced by agriculture extension.