Educational Tour in Rodrigues - January 2014.

Contributor: Mr Keshwar Lobin
A group of 12 students from the BSc Agriculture with spp in Land and Water management visited Rodrigues for an educational tour, from January 2014 to 19 January.2014.

They attended a workshop on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for Technical staff of the Commission of Agriculture by Dr B Lalljee and Dr S. Facknath, both of the Agriculture and Food Science department of the Faculty of Agriculture.

They had the opportunity to familiarise with sustainable land management techniques, Agroforestry, terracing and the crops grown, rain water harvesting technologies, Mr. Vagish Ramborun also interviewed some farmers on impact of climate change in Rodrigues, as part of his dissertation. They also visited Rivere Banane where vegetables are mostly grown in the valleys and discovered how solar energy is being used to man the irrigation system. They completed their visit by a tour of the Port Mathurin Bazaar and the Miel La Caz.
It was an enriching experience for having discovered a new facet of agriculture and it will surely help all to have a more holistic view of sustainable agriculture.