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Food Security in Mauritius Current situation September 2008 B.Rajkomar 1 B.Rajkomar 2008 Snapshot A net food importer, Food requirement: 686 000T Imports: 77%, Local Production: 23%, representing 17% of import bill Since 2000, Food I.B

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Food Security in Mauritius

Current situation September 2008 B.Rajkomar

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Snapshot

A net food importer, Food requirement: 686 000T Imports: 77%, Local Production: 23%, representing 17% of import bill Since 2000, Food I.B has increased by 50% Import food bill (RS): 15492b of which 6312 b (Crop), 3561b (Livestock), 5619b (Rice and Flour) Heavy reliance on imports food and related raw materials

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2 main islands Mauritius and Rodrigues 2003: 1186 363 2007: 1 223 091 USD = 28. Mauritian rupees

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Development Strategy

1980:promotion of agriculture and food

production

1985: emphasis on industrialisation, exports 1990: industry and tourism 1995: tourism, and offshore banking/services 2000: ICT,

2005:tourism and services

2008: tourism… Region/EPA & food security

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5 Foodcrops production, tonnes 2006 – 2007 (Source: CSO Mauritius)

94,822 106,902 Total 8,990 11,347 Banana 11,349 12,502 Other vegetables 24,260 30,129 Creepers 2,749 2,839 Brinjal 4,430 4,547 Cabbage 1,442 1,487 Pulses - Beans and Peas 10,156 14,671 Tomato 1,426 1,512 Chillies 1,299 1,016 Ginger 5,141 4,550 Onion 354 452 Maize 14,848 14,522 Potato 2007 2006 FOOD CROP

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2-3% ss Decline, Milk 75 t Decline Beef Decline Goat & Sheep 750 t Decline Pork 33000 t Self sufficient Poultry & eggs

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Food Import Bill

22049 739 2007 15997 743 2006 13315 723 2005 11424 703 2004 11531 713 2002 7039 585 2000 Value(M Rs) Qty(‘000t) Year

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Staple food imports by Mauritius

MAURITIUS IMPORTS COMMODITY 2003 2007 Quantity (tons) FOB Value* (Rs million) Quantity (tons) FOB Value* (Rs million) Ration rice 23,600 111.80 20,000 105.73 Basmati rice 56,197 575.00 59,541 1,027.00 Wheat 153,377 631.00 157,563 1,263.00 Maize(corn) 73,470 218.20 74,700 388.31 Pulses 72.02 82.95 9,170 180.28

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Household level

Average monthly household consumption expenditure = Rs 14,300

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BREAKDOWN (%) OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, 2006/07

Food 32% Clothing/footwear 6% Housing 11% Transport 16% Health 3% Household equip. 7% Other 21% Education 4%

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BREAKDOWN OF FOOD EXPENDITURE, 2006/07

Rice 10% Dairy products 20% Meat/meat prep. 11% Vegetables/fruits 16% Fish 10% Other food 33%

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12 National and food inflation rate(%)

FOOD inflation rate National inflation rate Year 8.8 10.7 5.1 5.6 3.9 8.1 4.6 6.6

2005/2006

3.7 9.2 5.9

2004/2005

8.9 24.0 15.2

2007/2008

13.8 15.2 14.6

2006/2007

4.8 5.2 5.0

2003/2004

Local Imported Overall

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Government Strategy

Five-pronged strategy for food self-sufficiency

– Mobilize land, human resources, technology and financial

resources to produce as much food as is practical domestically.

– Encourage surpluses in food production for exports – Partner with countries in the region, starting with

Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania and other countries where opportunities arise to produce food-crops, livestock and marine products for domestic consumption as well as for the regional markets.

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Government Strategy

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Mauritius will seek the support of regional blocs and development partners and promote joint ventures, both public and private, and with countries including India and China.

– Run a sensitization campaign to promote healthy

eating.

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Priorities

Top priority: increase self sufficiency in potatoes

from the current level of 50 percent to full self sufficiency

– Ensure required amount of potato seeds is available – Make maximum use of interline and rotational plantation – Small and medium planters regrouping into managerial

units for derocking and irrigation

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Priorities

Full self-sufficiency in onions by 2015
Other vegetables and fruits

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Increase variety and quality

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Hydroponics

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Training

Marine products Milk and meat production

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Creation of Food Security Fund

Finance and Audit Act amended To implement provisions in budget 0/09 One billion rupees (30 M USD) Committee set up to manage fund 12 sub committees set up to review

subsectors and make proposals

Implementation plan awaited

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Technical Committee

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