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The Division comprises 3 units namely, Training unit, Information Unit and Women and Youth Unit. Mission statement: To support agricultural development through offering quality training programs and information for our farmers Training and Information Division Training unit Farmer Training School (FTS) Objectives: Training for improving farmers’ productivity and inculcating professionalism and entrepreneurial skills as well as workers’ know-how for improved employability. Registered as a MQA approved training institution since 2006 with a pool of experienced field officers, MQA registered. The FTS is a fully equipped center with all training facilities viz. air conditioned training rooms, relevant tools and equipment and audio visual equipments. FTS satellites are: Mapou Model Farm, Flacq Model Farm, Riviere des Anguilles Model Farm, Plaisance Demonstration Center Services: Scope of training courses offered ranges from:
The FTS also runs the National Trade Certificate level 3 Agriculture course, one year award course in collaboration with MITD/HRDC To annexe catalogue of MQA approved training courses and application form Address and Contact number
Information Unit Objectives: Meeting information need of the farming community and the public Services: · Production and distribution of technical information sheets/booklets and AREU farming news (to annex list of free/ publications on sale, list of agricultural CDs/DVDs produced but available at MCA) · SMS disease alerts (free sms alerting on potential disease outbreak following favourable climatic conditions) –to annex application form · Agricultural radio programmes (‘Vulgarisation Agricole’ and ‘Krishi darshan’ (in creole and bhojpuri) on Wednesdays at 7.00 pm and Thursdays respectively on MBC radio (Radio Mauritius1 684 KHz) at 5.00 pm; ‘Spot Agricole’ on weekdays on MBC radio (Cool FM 91.7, 97.3, 89.3 MHz) at 6.15 am.; ‘Subha ka Nazraana’ on Radio Mauritius 2, 819 KHz, Tuesdays at 08.15-9.00 a.m · Directory of service and inputs providers Could also provide list of schemes/incentives (links) Address and Contact number
Women and Youth Unit. Objectives: Agroprocessing development, Promoting agriculture among Women and Youths and women entrepreneurship. Services: · Training in agro processing and advisory visit to agro processing entrepreneurs (to link to catalogue for courses in agro processing) · Agro processing Resource Center at Wooton which provides existing and potential agro agroprocessing entrepreneurs access to processing equipment for product development. (to annex flyer on agro res. center and application form) · Support (talks, demonstrations, conducted tours, seeds, setting up of kitchen garden) to agricultural clubs (link to club objectives and activities) Address and Contact number
Contact Training Division: Principal Extension Officer: Mr. S. Chung Ting Wan Tel: (230) 433 9350/ 55 / Fax: (230) 433 9351 / email: training@areu.mu Address: Agricultural Research and Extension Unit, FSC Building, St. Pierre, Republic of Mauritius
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