Page 8 - ZEN ACTIF Newsletter - 2nd Issue

NU COIN SOCIAL : Permaculture Project in Dubreuil

At a time when "Bio" products are becoming trendy around the This technical support consisted of the pedology survey of the

world and there is the possibility of finding an apropriate soil, soil, planning of tiles for planting (orientations, dimensions,

without pesticides or chemicals, nothing is better than a field of heights) as well as the preparation of compost, a major
healthy fruits and vegetables that could be "certified BIO". component of organic farming.

EFOI or Entreprendre au Féminin de l'Océan Indien Mauritius is In addition to the technical training, this organization has already
the branch in Mauritius of the EFOI organization. This organization begun the simplified inventory of plant species in order to

aims to develop the know-how of women entrepreneurs in facilitate the task of members of the EFOI agriculture group and
Mauritius in various fields. This organization believes in the ability subsequently to bring in botanists from the Island arboretum. The
of JCI Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill, an association of young active aim of the meeting will be to confirm the results in order to

citizens who are always working for a positive change in society. preserve the endemic plants of the region. Other local

JCI Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill continues to provide development organizations such as Island Bio also provided technical support
opportunities to sensitive communities. and demonstrations with one of their functional permaculture
projects located at Tombeau Bay.

Since the last quarter of 2016, a project of training and a follow-up
in the field of entrepreneurship named "BYB Curepipe" was Currently, the EFOI Mauritius agriculture group is in the process
launched in the region of Curepipe. A Project in partnership with of putting into practice the theoretical courses acquired and plans

the US Embassy, Business Magic Ltd. as well as EFOI Mauritius. the future actions to be undertaken for the project, organization
of work, marketing plan of the project, cash management and the
Starting in the second quarter of this year, the BYB Curepipe program of partnership with the different points of sale without
project enters its second phase: "the practice". For this fact, apart forgetting respect of the various legal aspects.

from the individual projects, the members of EFOI Mauritius
decided to embark on a joint project of permaculture on a field in With this permaculture project in Dubreuil, Mauritius will be able
Dubreuil, the region of Midland. to see the quantity of organic and fresh produce available in the
region, a step in the production of safe and healthy food.
In this project, EFOI members plan to proceed with the cultivation
of several varieties of vegetables and fruit trees. In order to carry The objective of JCI Beau Bassin Rose Hill is to create positive
out this project well, other organizations such as "Terra Habilis changes and sustainable and impactful action on EFOI Mauritius
Indian Ocean", which has its headquarters on the island of members and their entourage. Train and supervise the
Réunion, have come to contribute by giving technical support for beneficiaries for a good management of their project, whether
permaculture. community or individual in the future.

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