{"id":4451,"date":"2025-05-21T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:55:09","slug":"demonstration-on-bagging-of-papaya-flowers-for-seed-production-at-farei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=4451","title":{"rendered":"Demonstration on bagging of papaya flowers for seed production at FAREI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4451\" class=\"elementor elementor-4451\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b331e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b331e63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b542a32\" data-id=\"b542a32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd906c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd906c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfeaaf7\" data-id=\"cfeaaf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c73064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c73064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4472\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-growers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-859d17c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"859d17c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf4b48\" data-id=\"4cf4b48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e1a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e1a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>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. <br \/>The objective of the demonstration was to showcase the proper technique for bagging papaya flowers, a crucial step in ensuring true-to-type fruit production for seed purposes. The process involved the following steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d492c5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d492c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e091850\" data-id=\"e091850\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97788d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c97788d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Selection of a hermaphrodite plant that produces only hermaphrodite flowers, which have both male (stamens) and female (pistil) reproductive organs<\/li><li>Selection of a mature hermaphrodite flower<\/li><li>Removal of neighbouring flowers from the axil of same leaf<\/li><li>Bagging of the flower<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c576a56\" data-id=\"c576a56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672c432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"672c432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hermaphrodite-flowers1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-4468\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hermaphrodite flower<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca4db2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca4db2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/female-fl-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/female-fl-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/female-fl.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Female Flower<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-662825c\" data-id=\"662825c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6892e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c6892e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/goldie-Hermaphrodite-plant-237x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/goldie-Hermaphrodite-plant-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/goldie-Hermaphrodite-plant-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/goldie-Hermaphrodite-plant-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/goldie-Hermaphrodite-plant.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hermaphrodite plant<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-801e873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"801e873\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30215b7\" data-id=\"30215b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f9669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f9669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The importance of flower bagging was emphasized, particularly in maintaining genetic purity by preventing unwanted cross-pollination. This practice plays a vital role in producing high-quality, true-to-type seeds essential for reliable crop performance. <br \/>Additionally, focus was made on the choice of bagging material\u2014participants were encouraged to use cloth bags made from durable, breathable fabric. Such material provides effective protection and can be reused, making the practice more sustainable and cost-effective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75f881b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75f881b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9705977\" data-id=\"9705977\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3f894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa3f894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0918-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1.\tChoice of hermaphrodite flower (mature)  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be2a4b2\" data-id=\"be2a4b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae37baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae37baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/removal-of-flo-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">2. Elimination of immature flowers <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba39afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba39afd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d6963b\" data-id=\"4d6963b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafc2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aafc2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/baggin2--2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd81e39\" data-id=\"fd81e39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c03aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25c03aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSCN0940-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2ed72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b2ed72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-348b89d\" data-id=\"348b89d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280e9da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280e9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Insertion of the bag <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f290d96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f290d96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b87421e\" data-id=\"b87421e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcd737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dcd737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bagging3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">4. Bagging<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944486e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"944486e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852c02b\" data-id=\"852c02b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b0f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39b0f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/training-of-officers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">5. EO\/SEOs attending the demonstration<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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