There are 175 projects that match your search.
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP5/CORE/CC/12/09 |
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1.1 Project Summary
Rodrigues Island forms part of the Republic of Mauritius. Situated almost 650 km north-east from the main Island, Rodrigues has a total land surface area of 108 km² (18 km long and 6 km wide) and a coast line of 80 km. In ( ... )
the Central Government accorded the autonomous status by setting up the Rodrigues Regional Assembly (RRA) responsible for the political and administrative management of local affairs. The RRA is headed by the Chief Commissioner and the Executive Council composed by Commissioners responsible for key development sectors. In 2010, the population accounted to 37.838 with a growth rate of 1, 25% per
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/03 |
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1.1. Project Summary
The South West Indian Ocean is recognized as a "hot-spot" for marine biodiversity: with more than 20 species of cetaceans, resident or migratory. However, although some studies are underway no inventory has ever been conducted ( ... )
Mauritius and the population of cetaceans is poorly known. Worldwide, cetaceans are faced with a resurgence of anthropogenic threats such as acoustic pollution, degradation of habitats, by-catch associated with fishing and disturbance due to poorly managed whale and dolphin-watching activities. When this activity is poorly managed, it is a possible environmental hazard to the targeted cetacean
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Mauritius
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Community Based Adaptation
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2012
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2,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: MAR/SIDS-CBA/Yr1/12/01 |
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1. Background research - general secondary research to include policy analysis, institutional mapping, key informant interviews, and collation of existing datasets maps and meteorological data.
2. Planning Workshop 1- between 20 and 30 ( ... )
entatives from the local community would be invited to attend the workshop. During the workshop participatory tools would be used to discuss the issues and identify potential solutions to include: Hazard Mapping, Seasonal Calenders, Historical Timeline, Vulnerability Matrix, and Venn Diagrams (as listed in the CARE VRA Handbook).
3. Compilation and Analysis, using the CRisTAL tool.
4. Planning
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/05 |
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1.1 Project Summary
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of the native ecosystems of Mauritius and Rodrigues. In Rodrigues, it has a specialisation in habitat restoration and has a long-term involvement in Nature ( ... )
es on both mainland areas (Grande Montagne and Anse Quitor) and on islets (Ile Cocos and Ile aux Sables).
Rodrigues is part of one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities – the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspots – but the Mascarenes may warrant being a separate hotspot. Rodrigues’ original fauna and flora is unique; however, it has suffered from the
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr3/CORE/09/02 |
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1. Executive Summary
The deleterious impacts of deforestation and global warming are more than ever increasingly being felt and already taking its toll in terms of human lives and losses to property and agricultural productions. This trend is set ( ... )
elerate as more primary growth forests continue to be destroyed and millions of tons of carbon dioxide poured daily into the atmosphere by human activities. The consensus among credible scientists is that the situation is becoming catastrophic for our civilization in the medium term if concrete measures are not taken immediately to both combat these changes and facilitate adaptations to them.
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2010
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47,010.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/YR3/CORE/09/04 |
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The goal of this project is to support the effective management of the Marine Protected Areas of Rodrigues (Indian Ocean). Rodrigues is a semi-autonomous dependency of the Republic of Mauritius, situated within the Mascarene Archipelago, a ( ... )
ized global biodiversity hotspot. The island is of volcanic origin and is encompassed by an extensive fringing reef, with a wide shallow lagoon that covers an area of 240 km2. Intensive fishing pressure in the lagoon has resulted in drastic declines of both fin-fish and invertebrate landings and degradation of lagoon habitats. In recognition of the status of the marine resources, the Rodrigues
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2010
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/Yr3/09/02 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The project “LAGON BLEU – Preservation of the marine and coastal ecosystem of Blue Bay and Pointe d’Esny”, written by the NGO Eco-Sud, aims at contributing to the restoration of the ecological and biological integrity ( ... )
above site by :
- sensitizing fishermen, tourist operators and coastal zones residents to the importance of marine biodiversity and to the protection of the marine ecosystem,
- encouraging fishermen to preserve traditional fishing methods and local know-how so as to contribute to the conservation of species, thus contributing to sustainable fishing.
Context
The site of Blue Bay and
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2010
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4,632.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/YR3/09/05 |
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Promotion of the Charter « Les Valeurs Citoyennes de l’Ile Maurice Durable » in view of making Mauritius a Sustainable Island.
1.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.2 Introduction
The concept of Sustainable Development is gathering momentum ( ... )
hout the world. Mauritius has embarked on an ambitious project to make the Island a Sustainable Development Island. This could only be achieved if we get partnership between Policy Makers, Private Sector and Civil Society. MACOSS, as a voice of civil society, poised to sensitize, educate and change the mindset of the population.
The Sustainable Development Committee of MACOSS under the
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Mauritius
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Multifocal Area
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2010
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3,031.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/YR3/CORE/09/05 |
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Promotion of the Charter « Les Valeurs Citoyennes de l’Ile Maurice Durable » in view of making Mauritius a Sustainable Island.
1.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.2 Introduction
The concept of Sustainable Development is gathering momentum ( ... )
hout the world. Mauritius has embarked on an ambitious project to make the Island a Sustainable Development Island. This could only be achieved if we get partnership between Policy Makers, Private Sector and Civil Society. MACOSS, as a voice of civil society, poised to sensitize, educate and change the mindset of the population.
The Sustainable Development Committee of MACOSS under the
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2010
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36,027.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr2/CORE/08/06 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The main economic activities of Rodrigues are agriculture and fishing. Rodrigues, since its autonomy in 2002, plans to further promote itself as an Organic Production island. The island has a rich heritage of traditional ( ... )
tems, which can be produced and marketed with an organic label. Giving a boost to Rodriguan agriculture is one of the main activities defined in the five-year Plan for the Non-Sugar Agricultural Sector. “Training of farmers and planters in Rodrigues, the adoption of new technology with a view to enhancing their agricultural productivity has been well emphasized in the plan. Furthermore, it is
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
International Waters
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2009
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr3/CORE/09/01 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Tristhi Livestock Coopeartive Society Limited was set up on the 25th of September, 2008. The Society comprises of 25 registered members who are engaged in the rearing of dairy cows, bulls, goats, sheep and poultry. 8 ( ... )
s have opted to have a waste treatment facility set up on their farm.
The livestock farms generate solid waste and wastewater resulting from washing of cows, byres and milking equipment. The solid waste is scraped manually from the floor of byres and carted away to be stacked in the open. The wastewater is conveyed through drains/pipes and stored in a pit. Presently there is a risk that
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
International Waters
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2009
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32,365.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/YR3/09/04 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Union Park is a small village situated in the district of Grand Port with a population of 3788 inhabitants of which 1869 are male and 1919 female. The main economic source of employment of the village is agriculture ( ... )
cane and Vegetable production). The average income of a household in Union Park is about Rs 4,500. The Rose Belle SE was employing most of the labour in the village but with the recent fall in sugar price and the deep reforms carried out in the sugar estates most of the workers have opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
The Union Park Women Association is a registered association with
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Mauritius
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2009
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50,000.00
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Pilot Phase
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/Yr3/09/03 |
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2009
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/Yr3/09/03 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fishing is the main economic activity of the families of Baladirou. With years, the fish catches in the lagoon of Baladirou keep on decreasing thereby reducing the revenue for the families. As this situation is enhancing ( ... )
oration in the standard of living in the village, the village committee of Baladirou with the assistances of the Commission for Agriculture are developing a commercial chilli production project (chilli village) for 47 fishers in the village. The beneficiaries will do the production of chilli and the Rodrigues and Trading Marketing Company (RTMC) will do marketing.
The Rodriguan chilli, “Ti
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2009
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49,959.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/YR2/RAF/08/03 |
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II. NARRATIVE PROJECT PROPOSAL
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There are growing concerns to develop alternative livelihoods to support the communities affected by the creation of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the southern lagoon of Rodrigues. The ( ... )
mportant community is composed by 950 registered fishermen from nine fish landing stations. The MPA will promote the sustainable management of the lagoon limiting to a certain extent the exploitation of its natural resources. Therefore, this project aims at providing an alternative source of income for the fisher community of the southern region. This activity will reduce the impacts on marine
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/Yr3/09/01 |
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Brief Summary
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of the native wildlife of Mauritius and Rodrigues, and their habitats. In Rodrigues, it has a specialisation in habitat restoration and ( ... )
long-term involvement in the restoration of both Grande Montagne and Anse Quitor Nature Reserves. The objectives of MWF closely mirror those of the GEF SGP Country Programme Strategy, as we are dedicated to training, developing local capacity and establishing long-term self-sustaining projects.
The original fauna and flora of Rodrigues is unique to the world; however, it has suffered from the
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2009
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3,280.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/RAF/Yr1/07/08 |
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This is a 2nd additional funding provided to this grantee as the total cost of its project kept on increasing given the rise in commodities prices. See same project description under MAR/SGP/OP3/25 and MAR/SGP/OP4/CORE/07/07 |
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2009
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19,046.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr2/CORE/08/03 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Environment Care Association, (ECA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment & NDU proposes to launch an intensive sensitization campaign for the sorting out of solid wastes in all primary schools of Mauritius and ( ... )
s proposing to implement a project entitled “ Solid waste segregation in schools”.
The Environment Care Association has been established in 2006 by some senior officers who have retired from the Ministry of Environment & NDU. These officers have a long and rich experience of environmental issues and have volunteered to use this experience to sensitize the population on the subject of
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Mauritius
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Climate Change Mitigation
International Waters
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2009
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48,823.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/Yr2/CORE/08/04 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The operation of a dairy farm in Mauritius will be beneficial for the product of fresh milk for local supply and hence reduce dependence on importation. The Petit Merlo farm intends to start with 50 cows initially, to reach 400 ( ... )
ithin 7 years with a yearly production of 1.2M litres of milk in year 7. The project is in line with the objective of the government to increase our self-sufficiency from the actual two percent, corresponding 3.2M litres to twelve percent in 2015( Blueprint for a Sustainable Diversified Agri Food Strategy for Mauritius (2008-2015). The milk production from January to June 2008 was 1,750,000
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Mauritius
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Biodiversity
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2009
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31,056.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: MAR/SGP/OP4/YR2/RAF/08/04 |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The overall objective of the project is to empower primary school drop-outs, who are mainstream drop-outs through skills acquisitions in sustainable agriculture and to promote their professional and social ( ... )
ation.
Competency development of young adults inadaptable in formal schooling is a major objective of this project with a view to their economic and social integration through sustainable agriculture.
We want to provide 50 school drop-outs with a work environment conducive to their training in eco-friendly agriculture techniques. The promoter of this project, Maison Familiale Rurale du Nord
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