Video reports
VaBiome: studying vanilla biodiversity to improve crop resistance
13/03/2012
MoreThe VaBiome project is part of a research project tender, launched in 2010 by the Net-Biome network, coordinated by Region Réunion. The network unites all European territories in tropical and subtropical zones. This tender has really enabled a research strategy to be defined and implemented for the ultra-marine preservation and enhancement of biodiversity.
Sharing knowledge on litchis
17/01/2012
MoreAs part of the e-PRPV (Sustainability & Enlargement of the Plant Protection Network), a delegation of litchi producers from Reunion visited Madagascar last December to learn about their system of litchi production and export. The delegation, which was comprised of members of the Reunion Association of fruit and vegetable producers, visited the Horticultural Technical Center in Tamatave, as well as all stages of litchi production. The visit was organized to encourage cooperation and exchange between litchi producers and exporters in the Indian Ocean.
Agroecological techniques to reduce the use of insecticides
03/10/2011
MoreCan we stop using insecticide on vegetables? Now, thanks to the Gamour project, we can. The project held their final workshop on November 21-24 in St. Pierre, Reunion. The technique targets the flies which can devastate crops of chayo, courgette and other cucurbits. Let's discover these techniques on video.
Interviews
Ben Warren: "The Mascarene Islands, an ideal place to study evolution of species"
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René Guy Hoarau, vegetable producer in la Réunion
MoreRené Guy Hoarau is a courgette producer in Petite-Ile. He has demonstrated the successful use of the GAMOUR method whereby insecticide is replaced by three main techniques: prophylaxis, plant traps and mass trapping.
Romeela Mohee: "Composting will have a bright future"
MorePr. Romeela Mohee, scientist specialist in composting in Mauritius : "Composting if done properly, gives a high quality product, which is accepted by planters, will have a bright future"