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Article: Trading technology for land: Madagascar, the huge Indian Ocean island state, has plenty of land but not enough land use; Mauritius its tiny neighbour has the capital and expertise to use land profitably but not enough land. Nasseem Ackbarally reports on initiatives to dovetail the two needs.
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- March 1, 2006
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Ten years ago, Mauritius obtained 100,000 hectares of land in Mozambique for agricultural and economic development. But, with the exception of some sugar farmers, the country's entrepreneurs failed to make use of this opportunity. Now Mauritius, well aware that it must meet the challenge of a soon to be reformed world sugar trading regime, is looking to exploit a similar opportunity on its giant Indian Ocean island neighbour, Madagascar.
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Teeruthraj Hurdoyal has been one of the leading Mauritian exporters of fruits and vegetables to Europe for the past decade. Having recently returned from Madagascar, he believes that cultivating ...
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