Rice 'Made in Mauritius' on the Local Market Soon

Gone are the days where consumers must choose between brands of rice consumption from elsewhere. Late in the first quarter of 2012, thanks to the Singapore company Vita Grain Private Ltd, will market the rice 'Made Mauritius in Mauritius'. 

'It will be to the first quarter of 2012. We've got two acres of land in the South to build a unit for cleaning, drying and husking of rice seeds. The polishing is performed in Peninsula, a company belonging to the group INNODIS, " says Harish Ramphul, former executive of the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) and consultant for the rice project in Cluny. 

Placed on the rice market has a range of Cluny truly historic. Since the first attempt of cultivation of rice in Australia including Mare, Mare Choisy, Fuel, Medina, Solitude, Mauritius has tried unsuccessfully to revive the culture of rice consumption. At a conference on agricultural diversification in the 80s, the revival of rice cultivation in areas where rice cultivation was done in the past, was raised with insistence. This is known as the commercial aspect and the implementation of testing center. But none of these ideas has emerged. Producer hesitant indeed, Mauritius became an importer of record rice.

The initiative of Vita Grain Private Ltd is also an excellent opportunity for small farmers who, because of lower sugar prices in the European market did not have the time nor the means to embark on a major project to re -orientation of their activities as was the case for the sugar industry became by force of circumstances the sugarcane industry. She was able to exploit all the advantages associated with sugar cane.

The operator wants to start a chain of rice production part of the culture through the industrial shelling seeds of rice and money into a quality rice consumption. 

The realization of such a project requires the space. And availability of land for small farmers is a golden opportunity.

In fact, Vita Grain Private Ltd plans to integrate the small landowners in its draft rice consumption. A project to double effect as it does not only grower to have a guaranteed annuity, but their combination.

Rice produced by Vita Grain Private Ltd has another advantage not insignificant in a country ravaged by the effects of non-communicable diseases including diabetes. Rice that the company will market a glycemic index (GI) low. The GI is a scale value that determines the blood sugar in a food rich in carbohydrates. Thus, the consumption of a food with low blood sugar levels reduces the risks associated with certain non-communicable diseases including diabetes.