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Africa-Press<\/a> – Mauritius<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, inaugurated, today, an Agro-Processing Unit at Mapou Model Farm. The main thrust of the unit is to promote agro-processing through value addition to primary products as well as to minimise wastage along the value chain.<\/p>\n

The Assistant Director \u2013 Extension and Training of the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (FAREI), Mr A. Goolaub, the Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr M. Gunputh, and other personalities were present at the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n

In his address, Minister Gobin observed that the setting up of an Agro-Processing Unit in Mapou is in line with Government\u2019s policy to boost up agro-entrepreneurship and to reduce the dependency on imported processed products. He stressed that the necessary expertise and financing is available to implement such units at national level.<\/p>\n

The Agro-Processing Unit, highlighted Minister Gobin, aims at empowering prospective agro-processors through effective training and timely technology transfer; and acquainting agro-processors with latest technologies, semi industrial processing equipment and processing norms.<\/p>\n

Its objectives are also to enable agro-processors to develop and evaluate their products prior to setting up their own enterprise; and to assist agro-entrepreneurs in setting-up their enterprises and monitor their operations.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the Agro-Industry Minister pointed out that African Development Bank (ADB) has already submitted a report which highlights that, as far as the non-sugar sector reform is concerned, agro-processing is a new pillar that has to be consolidated.<\/p>\n

As such, the ADB is providing the necessary support to Mauritius to further develop agro-processing, he stated. In addition, Mr Gobin underscored that agro-processing, which is the transformation of local produce into value added agricultural products, allows the preservation of food during periods of glut for later consumption and sale.<\/p>\n

He appealed to producers to form small groups so as to beneficiate from training courses offered by FAREI in order to be able, through agro-processing, to tap new markets and diversify their activities.<\/p>\n

The inauguration ceremony was also an opportunity for entrepreneurs who have successfully completed a training course in agro-processing to receive their certificates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, inaugurated, today, an Agro-Processing Unit at Mapou Model Farm. The main thrust of the unit is to promote agro-processing through value addition to primary products as well as to minimise wastage along the value chain. 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