(No. B/630) Dr. S. Prayag (First Member for Piton & Rivière du Rempart) asked the Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries whether, in regard to the small sugarcane planters, he will state the measures being taken to secure – (a) adequate labour availability for the cultivation and harvesting of the fields thereof; (b) availability thereto of mechanised solutions to address labour shortage; (c) improved targeted financial assistance, subsidies or credit schemes to support mechanisation and improve overall productivity and viability thereof, and (d) importation of labour with other Ministries.