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MAURITIUS CANE INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Farmers Service Agency, Royal Road, St Pierre Telephone: (230) 434-0081 Fax: 434-1739 E-Mail: fsa.etu@mcia.mu Supply of Fertilizers to Sugar Cane Planters for Crop 2024 · Government has decided to renew the Fertilizer Scheme for Crop 2024 for all planters cultivating less than 100 ha. · In this context, all planters cultivating less than 100 ha of sugar cane are eligible to a supply of 250 kg of fertilizer type 17-8-25 per arpent as an advance for the upkeep of their ratoon crop (repousse) including ammonium nitrate (AN) based formulations. · Planters will have to sign an agreement authorizing the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate to deduct 50 per cent of the cost of fertilizers from their sugar proceeds in 2024. · Eligible planters are invited to apply for this Scheme at the Farmers Service Centres of their region as from 29th August 2023, producing the following documents (Original + 1 copy): (i) National Identity Card (ii) SIFB Registration Card 2023 (iii) Weighbridge receipts – weight of cane milled in 2023. Only the area harvested in 2023 will be considered. · The fertilizers will be supplied mainly through sales points of official importers and distributors of fertilizers as was the case last year. · This scheme is also being extended to planters having already applied fertilizers in their fields on or before 29th August 2023. · Eligible planters are invited to apply for refund of the cost of fertilizers used up to a maximum amount of Rs9,960 per arpent at the Farmers Service Centres of their region, producing evidence of purchase of fertilizers (Invoice from Supplier), in addition to the above mentioned documents. · Planters who have not yet paid the 50% of the cost of fertilizers for previous years will be required to settle same in order to benefit from this Scheme.
24th August 2023 Chief Executive Officer |
