Mauritius: Impact of the heavy rainfall on potato production

The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, effected a site visit, today, at La Marie, Chaperon, to take stock of the impact of heavy rainfall on potato production in the central region. The aim was also to listen to grievances of planters whose fields were affected by the recent excess rainfall. In a statement, Minister Gobin highlighted that the planters present during the site visit are members of the Agricultural Development and Marketing Association (ADMA) and mainly cultivate potatoes, as well as onions and carrots. He pointed out that the region was greatly affected in April due to unprecedented heavy rainfall. Planters encountered losses as the majority of potato seeds were already planted and got washed away due to the adverse climatic conditions, he said. Furthermore, he underscored that most of the potatoes that could be harvested were already rotten due to the excess of water in the soil and observed that some are smaller than ...