Some 21 beneficiaries of Belle Vue Maurel Blueprint Employees' Site were handed over their title deeds, yesterday, during an official ceremony organised by
The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr
In his address, Minister Gobin commended the renewed public-private partnership, which will be beneficial for the Mauritian cane industry. He highlighted that with new bold measures introduced by Government and following consultations with captains of the sector and development partners such as the
Minister Gobin recalled that a few years back, many stakeholders did not believe that this sector could still thrive. He underlined that, however, with new prices being affixed for Mauritian sugar, which are constantly on the rise due to its quality, Mauritian sugar is being sold in several niche markets worldwide.
He also pointed out that the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) morcellement projects have been delayed in the past. Nonetheless, he reckons that since 2014, through partnership agreements between Government and the private sector together with the collaboration of the MCIA, many morcellements were able to be completed.
The Agro-Industry Minister also announced that in
For his part, the CEO of
Mr Bonieux also dwelt on the introduction of a National Biomass Framework as announced in Budget 2021-2022. He stated that this measure, which is essential for the survival of the industry, was long overdue and expressed satisfaction that Government has been sensitive to the requests from planters and millers. "This is a step forward which will help to relieve all the players in the cane industry and which will ultimately contribute to the energy independence of our country", he added.
As for the CEO of the MCIA,
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