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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN
MAURITIUS:(MMA, TOBACCO BOARD AND TEA
BOARD)
By
Raman Ibrahim Nawaal (1245041)
Ramjaun Bibi Raïssounnissah (1210703)
Jolicoeur Clifford (1200195)
Mauritius Meat Authority
History Established in 1974 by the Meat
Act, the Mauritius Meat Authority started its operations in 1978
Actual General manager – Mr. A. Balgobin
Mission Provide sufficient, safe
and quality meat and meat products for marketing
Mauritius Meat Authority
Roles, Function & Powers Establish and manage abattoirs, monitor slaughter
and release of carcasses for sale
Deliver licences for meat sale
Promote marketing of meat, meat products and by-products; specially local meat.
Monitor import of livestock for slaughter
Fix price of meat and meat products
Mauritius Meat Authority
Target groups
Licenced butchers in Mauritius
Hotels
Companies & enterprises specialized in meat processing
HistoryFirst parastatal body set up
in Mauritius under the Tobacco Production and Marketing Ordinance of 1930
In 1972,the Tobacco Board was reconstituted by an amendment of the Tobacco Producing and Marketing Act.
In 1998,the Board took over the licensing of imports of tobacco products from the Import Control Section of the Ministry of Commerce.
To provide quality services and products to all partners of the local tobacco industry
Mission
Board members
Chairman - Mr. Rishi Kumar CHOONY, M.S.K.
General manager - Mr. H. Ramahotar
Control the production and sale of tobacco
Classify cigarettes to be sold locally into different categories
Control the import of leaf tobacco, manufactured tobacco and tobacco products
Licence imports of tobacco products
Roles & Function
Target groups
Tobacco farmers
Tobacco manufacturers
Tea BoardHistory
Established by the Tea Industry Control Act 1975
It established itself under Ordinance 29 of 1959and came into force in 1960
Mission To promote and
encourage co-operation, education, research and development in relation to the production and marketing of tea
Regulate and control the activities of the tea industry and promote local tea marketing
Tea BoardBoard members
General Manager - Mr. A. Seepergauth
Representative of planters and metayers – Mr. P. Muniah
Roles & Function Protection of the
tea industry
Find ways to increase output of tea production
Develop adequate marketing strategies for tea sale
Tea BoardTarget groups
Tea planters
Tea manufacturers
References
Tea Boardhttp://www.gov.mu/portal/site/teaboard/menuitem.a338b07602f14a52d252d51048a521ca/
Ministry of Agro-industry and Food Security, Mauritius Meat Authority
http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/agroind/?content_id=66a15533c1adc010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
Tobacco Boardhttp://tobaccoboard.intnet.mu/
Tea Board Incentives, Facilities and Services in the Agricultural Sector