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A half-day training was held on 18 March 2025 at Wooton CRS on the cultivation of two new fruit species, namely Cape gooseberry (also known as Physalis) and Red raspberry. These crops are now being disseminated among growers and the training had as main objective to build the technical capacity of Extension Officers/Senior Extension Officers […]

The Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) participated in the “Salon de l’ Alimentation et du Bien-Etre” organized by Events Plus, held at the SVICC, Pailles from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th June 2025. The three-day event ran from 1000 to 1800 hrs daily and featured exhibitions and sales focused on food, nutrition,

A demonstration on girdling on litchi trees was held at the Flacq Model Farm on the 21st May 2025. Fifteen litchi growers were present for the demonstration. The objectives of the training were to showcase effective methods to initiate flowering, with emphasis on girdling and tipping techniques. The training also aimed to enhance growers’ understanding

Two demonstration sessions on bagging papaya flowers were held on the 17th April 2025 and on the 24th April 2025 at Reduit CRS. Twenty Extension Officers/Senior Extension Officers and Assistant Research Scientists and 11 growers attended the sessions, respectively. The objective of the demonstration was to showcase the proper technique for bagging papaya flowers, a

The Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute obtained an award from the European Union on Friday 09 May. The award was presented by His Excellency Mr. Oskar Benedikt the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius in the presence of the President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius.

Goldie is a high yielding dwarf papaya variety which has been selected for its desirable traits in terms of plant stature, fruit yield and quality. Trees start bearing fruits at 52 cm above ground level, with an average yield of 42 fruits per tree. The fruits are large in size with an average weight of

Dr. Darin Sukha, from the Cocoa Research Centre at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, conducted a training session on Cocoa Post-Harvest Management Techniques, Processing, and Sensory Evaluation at Wooton from 16-20 September 2024. Over the five-day workshop, 19 participants, including FAREI staff, farmers, and processors, gained valuable knowledge on cocoa fermentation,

A half-day workshop was held on 11 September 2024 at the FAREI Head Office, Réduit, to guide macadamia producers on best practices for harvesting and post-harvest processing, aimed at improving kernel yield and quality. Following a welcome address by Dr. Asha Dookun-Saumtally, Chief Executive Officer of FAREI, Mrs. B. Dussoruth Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist (Fruit

In view of strengthening and capacity building in coconut production and processing, the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) solicited the expertise of an international consultant, Dr V. Krishnakumar, former Head of ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station Kerala, India. Dr. V. Krishnakumar has thirty-seven years of experience in research, including eighteen

Site visit at FAREI in the context of implementation of the project “Building capacity to determine optimal post-harvest and processing practices for the production of quality cocoa beans and fine flavoured cocoa derived products in Mauritius” partly funded under the Innovation Boost Grant of the Mauritius Research Council. Under the Innovation Boost Grant (Green and