Today, 4th November 2011, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Xavier Luc Duval presented the National Budget for the year 2012. Highlights of the Budget can be read HERE. The following have been presented with respect to Agriculture in the National Budget 2012: “Consolidating Agriculture 111. Mr Speaker,… Read More
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
World Food Day for me Like every year, there is one event that I wait impatiently: The World Food Day. The reason for this is because for the past 3 years, I have been involved in organizing this event on the University campus through the Agricultural Society (whether it was… 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
One topic that I’ve been hearing very often recently is: CLIMATE CHANGE (In the Youth to Business Forum organized by AIESEC, in the newspapers, on the net, on television, almost everywhere!). As we are all aware, these effects are the result of our own deeds and we are trying to… Read More