A mini exhibition on the protocols developed by the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI) for value addition of locally produced fruits and vegetables, was launched, this morning, at the Farmer Training School, FAREI, in Wooton. The aim was to sensitise local entrepreneurs, the farming community and the public about agro-processing to promote food security in Mauritius through a sustainable agro-industry.
Several new products, which were developed in the Farmer Training School's laboratories and which represent an enormous potential for trade both locally and for exportation, were displayed during the exhibition. These comprised healthy preserves, dehydrated fruits and organic products such as passion fruit jam, oil-free hogplum pickle, breadfruit brine, white radish pickle and kiwi chilli. A video on tomato processing was also launched on that occasion.
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