Mauritius Archive

028 January 2010
Mauritian company to invest in agro-food industries in Mozambique

Mauritius has established a company to facilitate investment in Mozambique, particularly in the area of agro-food. The company was established after the Mozambican government granted Mauritius 23,500 hectares of land.
04 December 2009
Q&R : Même les Etats insulaires peuvent faire des projets pour améliorer la sécurité alimentaire

L’île Maurice envisage de produire des denrées alimentaires à Madagascar et au Mozambique où elle a obtenu de grandes étendues de terre. Est-ce un projet viable?
01 December 2009
Even Island States can make plans to improve food security

"Mauritius cannot depend on [Mozambique and Madagascar] for sustainable agricultural development. It’s better for us to cultivate our own land to produce more food and leave some land for future generations."
019 October 2009
Mauritius sets up body to facilitate land acquisition in Mozambique

The Mauritius government is setting up a regional development agency to promote land cultivation in Mozambique.
03 September 2009
As Ilhas Maurício lideram a corrida para apossar-se de terras para arroz em Moçambique

Ministro das Relações Exteriores das Ilhas Maurício diz que seu governo assegurou uma vasta área de terra em Moçambique para produzir arroz para seu país.
01 September 2009
L’île Maurice en tête des acquisitions de terres rizicoles en Mozambique

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères mauricien affirme que son gouvernement a acquis au Mozambique une vaste étendue de terre destinée à la production de riz pour son pays.
11 September 2009
Mauritius leads land grabs for rice in Mozambique

Mauritius has secured a large area of land in Mozambique to produce hybrid rice for export back hom through a joint venture with a Singaporean company.
015 August 2009
Le Maurice s’apprête à acheter des terres agricoles de première qualité au Mozambique

Le Maurice prendra possession du bail de 20 000 ha de terres mozambicaines avant de les sous-louer à des investisseurs.
015 August 2009
Mauritius eyes prime Mozambican farmland

Mauritius plans to buy 20,000 hectares (49,420 acres) of prime farmland in Mozambique to alleviate mounting worries about food security on the import-dependent island.
014 August 2009
L’Etat mauricien se presse de sous-louer à bail des milliers d’hectares de terres au Mozambique

Plusieurs autorités du public et du privé se sont réunies le 13 août pour une séance de concertation concernant le projet du gouvernement mauricien de sous-louer des terres au Mozambique aux investisseurs intéressés. Des terres que Maurice loue à bail.
015 June 2009
Interview: India Yes Bank sees 1st Africa farm project start 2011

Yes Bank expects a $150 million Tanzanian rice and wheat project to reach full production by 2011, the first of several large African farms it is funding. "We are looking at a more inclusive model wherein the local farmers can be organised into a producers company, and they would be the suppliers to the processing facility. It's predominantly not to acquire huge tracts of land."
027 February 2009
Mauritians Also Competing For Land in Africa

Soaring food prices and lack of land have forced Mauritius, a net food importing country, to launch an ambitious initiative. The island state is starting to grow its food in other African states where land is lying fallow and labour is cheap.
026 June 2008
Mauritius: Food security

An agreement for the allocation of 5,000 hectares of land in the Beira region was signed by Mauritius and Mozambique early this year.