Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§117 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Measures |
Loans and financing, Non-monetary support |
Manufacturing, Services |
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3.117. The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) has the mission of promoting research for sustainable development in order to enhance quality of life. In April 2020, a special call for proposals was launched by the MRIC to encourage entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, enterprises, and start-ups to submit proposals for projects on both technology-based products and services and for policy measures. (...). , the MRIC approved the funding of 26 projects for a total of MUR 28.6 million (USD 715,000).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-3§130 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
Agriculture, Other |
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3.130. Although the protection of plant varieties was envisaged in the Seeds Act of 2013, it does not provide for the protection of new plant varieties, which should fall under the Industrial Property Act (IPA) . Mauritius is not yet a member of the International Union for the Protection of the New Varieties of Plant (UPOV), but the IPA is, according to the authorities, in compliance with the UPOV regime.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-4§1 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry |
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4.1. Agriculture including forestry and fisheries accounted for 3.9% of GDP in 2020 and 6.9% of total employment in 2019 (40,300 people). (...) Mauritius is prone to natural disasters, particularly cyclones, causing serious damage through flooding and wind. [1]
[1] The last major cyclones that caused serious damages were Cyclone Dina on 20-22 January 2002
and Cyclone Gamede on 22-25 February 2007.
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Fish
Forest
Natural disaster
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-4§4 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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4.4. In the livestock subsector, Mauritius is roughly self-sufficient in poultry meat production. Production of milk and red meat has made little progress in recent years, mainly because of the high costs of production, (...) difficulties in complying with environmental regulations.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-4§7 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Agriculture, Forestry |
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4.7. Mauritius' agricultural policy during the review period was guided by the Food Security Strategic Plans of 2013-15 and 2016-20. (...) The Plan had the objective to enhance food security by generating a significant increase in local production in food products towards self-sufficiency, thereby reducing the agricultural trade deficit. This was to be achieved through a shift to sustainable agricultural practices and eco-friendly methods of production and protection conducive to safer and better human nutrition. Also, the establishment of an Agricultural Risk-Management Framework was planned to increase the resilience of farmers to address their vulnerability to climate change. The budget for implementation of the Framework was MUR 1,103.24 million for the crop sector, MUR 1,507.8 million for livestock, and MUR 218.8 million for forestry.
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Climate
Eco
Forest
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.3 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Table 4.3 Agricultural incentive schemes, FY2019/20
Scheme: Subsidies to crop producers (compost)
Description: A 30% subsidy for small planters for locally produced compost to promote use of organic inputs.
Expenditures (MUR): 0
Notified in terms of: Non-product-specific AMS
(...)
Scheme: Scheme for certification of bio foods
Description: Grant of MUR 100,000. To facilitate access of small-scale food crop producers to internationally recognized organic certification systems. Scheme terminated in FY2020/21.
Expenditures (MUR): 0
Notified in terms of: -
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.3 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
Relevant information
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Table 4.3 Agricultural incentive schemes, FY2019/20
Scheme: Rainwater harvest scheme
Description: 50% grant on the investment cost, to encourage farmers to capture and store rainwater to ease the pressure on drinking water used by agriculture and industry.
Expenditures (MUR): 0
Notified in terms of: Non-product-specific AMS
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.3 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Table 4.3 Agricultural incentive schemes, FY2019/20
Scheme: Scheme to encourage use of bio fertilizers
Description: Grant of 60% of the cost of bio-inputs. To enable farmers to have access to bio-inputs in line with government policy to promote bio-farming.
Expenditures (MUR): 0
Notified in terms of: Non-product-specific AMS
(...)
Scheme: Fruit fly suppression with environment-friendly techniques
Description: Purchase of pheromones for fruit fly trapping.
Expenditures (MUR): 213,084
Notified in terms of: Non-product-specific AMS
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-4§38 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
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Agriculture, Energy |
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4.38. (...) the sugar industry in Mauritius, with the support of the Mauritius Cane Industry Authority (MCIA) and other stakeholders, initiated a series of measures to adapt to the change in market conditions, including: •Electricity generation from bagasse and ethanol production from molasses: About 13% of the electricity generated in Mauritius comes from bagasse. A national biomass framework is under development, and the remuneration at MUR 3.50 kWh for all planters was announced in the Budget Speech 2020/21. The Sugar Industry Efficiency Act 2011 was amended in 2016 to allow the mandatory blending of ethanol from molasses and motor gas. The MCIA is to develop and monitor an Ethanol and Molasses Framework. The percentage of hydrous or anhydrous ethanol, as the case may be, added to motor gas shall be determined pursuant to regulations made under the Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) Act and shall not be less than 2.5%. Some 18 million litres of hydrous ethanol is produced annually, and is mostly exported.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/417/REV.1 |
S-4§50 |
Mauritius |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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4.50. The major challenges facing the Mauritian fishing industry, according to the authorities, include (...) the protection and conservation of fish stocks, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainability issues; (...).
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Conservation
Fish
Sustainable
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