Mauritius: Minister Gobin takes stock of issues faced by garlic growers at Crève Coeur

The Attorney General and Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, effected a site visit, today, at Crève Coeur to take stock of issues faced by the planters engaged in garlic cultivation. Members of the Parliament, Mrs Subhashnee Luchmun-Roy and Mrs Joanne Tour, and other personalities were also present. In a statement, Minister Gobin underlined that the major issues identified are poor road infrastructure to access plantation, flooding of plantations, and havoc created by monkeys. He assured the planters that the Ministry will look into the matter and come up with solutions to address these issues at the earliest. "Garlic is a high-value condiment with an annual consumption of around 2000 tonnes while local production of garlic, amounts to only 50 tonnes annually" he said. The Minister pointed out that in the past few years, garlic cultivation has significantly decreased due to high cost of production and high price of seeds. In view to boost garlic ...