A/18 The Honourable Second Member for Quartier Militaire and Moka (Dr Ms Thannoo) To ask Dr the Honourable Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries – Whether, in regard to the food security measures being envisaged, he will state whether consideration will be given for the (a) conversion of the Barkly Experiment Centre into a national seed bank for all indigenous seeds and for same to revert to its operational model of the 1970s, whereby vegetables were grown organically and seeds harvested on a regular basis for the provision thereof to vegetable growers throughout the year and (b) imposition of a ban on the importation of hybrid seeds? PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS PAGE 26 of 26 Parliament House, Port Louis, Mauritius: Tel (230) 201-1414/Fax (230) 212-8364 Email: clerk@govmu.org Web site: http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org

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