Mauritius Archive

PANA28 Jan 10
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.
IPS04 Dec 09
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?
IPS01 Dec 09
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."
APA19 Oct 09
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.
GRAIN03 Sep 09
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.
GRAIN01 Sep 09
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.
GRAIN01 Sep 09
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.
Reuters15 Aug 09
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.
Reuters15 Aug 09
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.
L'Express14 Aug 09
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.
Reuters15 Jun 09
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."
Inter Press Service27 Feb 09
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.
Speech by Dr. The Hon. Arvin Boolell, Minister of Agro Industry and Fisheries26 Jun 08
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.