FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Positive interactions with the industry has help to bring forward the University of Mauritius as a strong, essential, reliable and visible partner for mutual benefits.
Following a request from the President of the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), Dr J C Autrey to submit proposals of potential local agribusinesses for the programme GID-FASTDEV (Groupe Interacadémique pour le Développement (GID) - Forum Africain des Sciences et Technologies pour le Développement - FastDev ) 2017, Dr Brinda Ramasawmy and Dr Francoise Driver of the Faculty of Agriculture submitted a brief on the hydroponic producer, Top Nature Ltd in July 2017.
We had selected Top Nature Ltd based as a stakeholder of the Faculty of Agriculture. Also, as one of our Masters student from the HAAGRIM project, Mamadou Fall from Senegal worked there as a trainee for 6 months in 2016. He completed completed his Masters dissertation which was on setting up a traceability systems for Top Nature This traceability system enabled the company to obtain the MauriGAP certification and the Made in Moris label in October 2016.
We are pleased to inform you that Top Nature Ltd has been selected to participate in the GID-FAST Dev 2017 programme and has been invited in the forum to be held in Abidjan in November 2017.
This illustrates a successful example of an industry-university partnership through application of research; sharing of best practices and capacity building for our students through work placement opportunities.
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