Agriculture Dept. News

Two consultants from Réunion Island visited Seychelles from March 24 to March 30, 2025. Dr. Jennyfer Yong Sang and Dr. Jimmy Chane Ming spent a week discussing and raising awareness about their project, which aims to characterize both mangrove and forest honey in Seychelles. The consultants paid a courtesy visit to Minister Flavien Joubert and

The Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment, in partnership with the Seychelles Animal Welfare Institute (SAWI), organized a sterilization campaign last month. This campaign included training sessions led by a team of six veterinary experts from Russia, under the direction of SAWI. The Russian veterinarians conducted a series of specialized training sessions aimed at

The SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) has successfully concluded a technical mission in Seychelles aimed at strengthening plant genetic resources (PGR) documentation. The week-long initiative, held from February 16 to 23, 2025, provided specialized training to officers from the Seychelles Agriculture Department to enhance their knowledge and capacity in genetic resource management. The mission

For a final exchange with the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH), a group of seven students and two trainers from Reunion Island spent two weeks in Seychelles from November 16 to the 29th. The 2024 exchange program between (SIAH) and Formatterra College in St. Paul from the Réunion island concluded with this expedition.

A delegation of nine regional countries participated in a five-day workshop aimed at enhancing their knowledge of the identification, susceptibility, and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The workshop was held at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel from October 21 to 25, 2024. A total of 20 participants from the member states involved in

The census is a collaborative effort supported by the SANOI Regional Project, and in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Agricultural Census serves as a fundamental source of information about agricultural production. Its purpose is to provide a benchmark on the structure of farm holdings and their main characteristics at the micro-level,

The Egerton University of Kenya conducted a fact-finding mission in the agricultural sector and the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH) school. Dr. Caleb Orenge and Dr. John Nduko, the university's representatives, led the one-week mission, which involved theoretical and practical sessions. The primary objective of the mission was to explore potential avenues for