- 1.Carnaval walk
- 2.Posters and power point display
- 3.Games ( eg.Chasse aux tresors)
- 4.Face painting
- 5.Hands printing
- 6.Fashion show (Pending)
- 7.Composting demonstration
- 8.Singing and dancing
- 9. Hand printing
- 10.Sketch
May 29, 2011
World Environment Day (WED) 2011 by the Ag Society of UoM
May 23, 2011
AGRICULTURE and the GREEN ECONOMY
We need to make the global economy green. Agriculture provides significant opportunities for growth, investment and jobs to help make this happen.
Farming First has launched a six-part online infographic called “The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy”, which uses data from leading research organisations to tell the story of agriculture’s potential contribution to building a global green economy.The infographics can be accessed on the Farming First website here: http://www.farmingfirst.org/green-economy. An example of an infographic is provided below. Indeed they provide valuable insights into world agriculture.
Farming First has launched a six-part online infographic called “The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy”, which uses data from leading research organisations to tell the story of agriculture’s potential contribution to building a global green economy.The infographics can be accessed on the Farming First website here: http://www.farmingfirst.org/green-economy. An example of an infographic is provided below. Indeed they provide valuable insights into world agriculture.
May 19, 2011
Safe food for all…
Post by
Badroonesha Aumjaud
Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture
The University of Mauritius
Badroonesha Aumjaud
Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture
The University of Mauritius
The recurring food poisoning press reports have awakened public concern about the safety of food supply. Consumption of unsafe food can result in severe adverse health effects, hospitalisation and death. Food safety is a significant issue which needs to be taken seriously.
The Mauritius Food Act 1998 stipulates that “any person who imports, prepares, supplies, distributes or sells any food which is poisonous, harmful or injurious to health…shall commit an offence”. Food business operators throughout the food chain have the moral and legal responsibility to ensure food safety. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on farms are required to minimise pesticide residue levels in crops. Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) on animal farms/slaughterhouses and fishing boats contribute to keep bacteria in raw meat and fish to low numbers. The continued application of food hygiene principles by food handlers involved in processing, storage, distribution and sale of food is critical to provide safe food to the consumer who is the final link in the food chain. Consumers have the responsibility to adopt good food safety behaviour when purchasing and handling food to draw the final line of defense against food poisoning bacteria. Food handlers from farm/sea to the consumer’s palate need to work together to achieve food safety to prevent human suffering and protect human life.
The Mauritius Food Act 1998 stipulates that “any person who imports, prepares, supplies, distributes or sells any food which is poisonous, harmful or injurious to health…shall commit an offence”. Food business operators throughout the food chain have the moral and legal responsibility to ensure food safety. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on farms are required to minimise pesticide residue levels in crops. Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) on animal farms/slaughterhouses and fishing boats contribute to keep bacteria in raw meat and fish to low numbers. The continued application of food hygiene principles by food handlers involved in processing, storage, distribution and sale of food is critical to provide safe food to the consumer who is the final link in the food chain. Consumers have the responsibility to adopt good food safety behaviour when purchasing and handling food to draw the final line of defense against food poisoning bacteria. Food handlers from farm/sea to the consumer’s palate need to work together to achieve food safety to prevent human suffering and protect human life.
May 10, 2011
Latest notification of the online magazine, New Agriculturist
The latest edition of New Agriculturist (2011-3) is now online at www.new-ag.info. Change is unsettling, but growing pressure from population increase, fresh water depletion and high food prices means that business as usual is not a sustainable option. But there is cause for optimism in the development of rural entrepreneurship taking place around the developing world - a key focus in this edition of New Agriculturist.
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