July 27, 2011

Workshop on Japanese Food Market

Enterprise Mauritius in collaboration with JETRO has organised a workshop on the theme “Discover how to penetrate the Japanese Food Market” on Wednesday 27th July 2011 from 10.00 a.m. to noon at L’ Aventure du Sucre, Pamplemousses.

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Magazines and Newsletters

Title                     :Citrus Supplement
Published by     : Lockwood Press Ltd, UK
Subject               : Citrus fruits information
Frequency          : 4 Issues/year

Title                    : Fleisch Wirtschaft International
Published by    : Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH, Germany
Subject              : Journal for Meat Production and Meat Processing
Frequency         : Quarterly (Q)

Title                   : Food & Beverage Reporter including Packaging Reporter
Published by   : DEVTECH (Technology for Developing World Business), South Africa
Subject             : Food & Beverage Strategy & Technology
Frequency        : 10 Issues/year

Title                   : Fresh Produce Journal
Published by   : Lockwood Press Ltd, UK
Subject             : News and features for the fruit, vegetable and flower trades in UK
Frequency        : Weekly (W)

Title                    : Technology for Developing World Business
Published by :   DEVTECH (Technology for Developing World Business), South Africa
Subject              : Food & Beverage Strategy & Technology
Frequency         : 4 Issues/year


Title        : Food Processing Africa
Published by     : DEVTECH (Technology for Developing World Business), South Africa
Subject        : Food processing in Africa
Frequency    : 3 Issues/year

Title        : The Drink Business
Published by : Union Press Ltd, UK
Subject    : Global news on the drink business
Frequency    : 12 Issues/Year


Title                  : The Spririt Business
Published by : Union Press Ltd, UK
Subject           : Major trends affecting the global spirits industry
Frequency      : 6 Issues/year

Directories and Catalogues

Title: Re:Fresh Directory 2009: Fresh produce industry
Publisher: Lockwood Press Ltd, United Kingdom

Title: Agriindex 2007 : Agricultural Directory
Publisher: Agri Connect (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Title: Summer Fancy Food Show Official Show Directory [8-10 July 2007]
Publisher: The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc, New York

Title: International Food Products Exhibition [22-26 Oct.2006]
Publisher: Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL), France

Reports  / Books

Local

Title: Proposal for Non-Sugar Agriculture Programme (2007-2015)
Author/Publisher: Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries  (Year: August 2007_

Title: Strategic Options in Crop Diversification and Livestock Sector (2007-2015)
Author/Publisher: Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries (Year: August 2007)

Title : Exportation de produits Agro-alimentaires dans la région et au niveau mondial : Quelle stratégie pour Maurice ?
Author/Publisher: Enterprise Mauritius  (Year: February 2007)

Title: Towards an Export-Oriented Food Industry in Rodrigues : Preliminary Report
Author/Publisher: Enterprise Mauritius (Year: September 2006)

Title: Pitaya: A new Exotic Fruit for Mauritius
Author/Publisher: Noel Govinden, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI), (Year: 2006)

Title: Growing Pitaya – Guidelines for Plant Establishment (Recommendation Sheet No. 157
Author/Publisher: Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI)    (Year: May 2006)

Title: Alternative Crops for Small-Scale Cane Growers: Two case studies; Palm Cabbage Production and Pitaya or Dragon Fruit (Occasional Paper No.39)
Author/Publisher: Noel Govinden, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI)  (Year:: October 2006)

Title: Proposed Measures to Improve the Informal Food Sector in Mauritius
Author/Publisher: Subramaniam. Mrs Jeehoo and Ms Jhugroo, Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU)  (Year: August 2005)

Title: Prospects, Contraints and Opportunities for Fruit and Vegetable Processing in Mauritius
Author/Publisher: Mr Navindra Boodia, Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU)   (Year: 2003)

Title: A New Strategic Orientation for the Agribusiness Sector
Author/Publisher: Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture   (Year: August 2001)

Title: Unlocking the wealth of Agribusiness in Mauritius (Presentation)
Author/Publisher: Hennie van der Merwe, Agrifica (Pty) Ltd, Mauritius Agro Forum-  (Year: May 2008)

Agriculture as a Business in Africa : Current Status and Future Prospects with Emphasis on Small-Island States (Presentation)
Robert van Otterdijk, Food & Agriculture Organization Rural Infrastructure & Agro-Industries Division (AGS),  Mauritius Agro Forum-14 May 2008

Exportation de produits agro-alimentaires niches dans la région et au niveau mondial: les Enjeux pour Maurice (Présentation)
Enterprise Mauritius, February 2007


International

HACCP: Guidance Document – Implementation of procedures based on the HACCP principles, and facilitation of the implementation of the HACCP principles in certain food businesses.
European Commission Health & Consumer Protection Directorate-General,  November 2005

La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture: L’aide alimentaire pour la sécurité alimentaire?
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture, (FAO) Rome, 2006

Essential Oil and Oleoresins, EU and US Market Report (Market News Service)
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, July 2008

Coffee - A survey of the market for Coffee in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Office (DIPO), April 2006

The Agricultural Industry through the DTI Gravity Model
Department Trade and Industry, South Africa, December 2005

Natural Ingredients for Pharmaceuticals and for the Food Industry
Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) and Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), January 2005


Fruits and Vegetables

Tropical and Off-Season Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Market News Service)
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, August 2008

Canned Fruits and Vegetables : A survey of the market for canned fruit and vegetables in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), December  2007

Export of fruits and vegetables to the EU : Fact sheet on Hygiene, Quality, and Phytosanitary Requirements for Fruits and Vegetables in the EU
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), December 2007

Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (Focus on the Scandinavian Market)
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), September 2007

Dried Fruit (Denmark)
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), September 2007

Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Export Promotion Centre, Turkey, 2007

Fruit Juice from Turkey
Export Promotion Centre, Turkey, 2007

Bulgur (Durum Wheat) from Turkey
Export Promotion Centre, Turkey, 2007

Hazelnuts
Export Promotion Centre, Turkey, 2007

Fruit Juices Report
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, March 2006

Les importations UE de fruits et légumes frais d’origines ACP de 2001
Eurostat, December 2006

Fish and Seafood

A Practical Guide for the Culture of Fresh Water Ornamental Fish (Goldfish, Platy and Molly)
Ministry of Agro Industry & Fisheries (Fisheries Division), 2008

Monitoring of International Trade in Ornamental Fish - Consultation Paper Draft 1
Prepared for EU from United Nations Environment Programme and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2008

Fishery from Turkey
Export Promotion Centre, Turkey, 2007

Fish and Shellfish : A survey of the market for Fish and Shellfish in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), December  2007

An overview of the Fisheries Sector in Rodrigues (Presentation)
By Sylvio Perrine, Ministry of Agro-Industry and Fisheries, November 2006

Government Strategies for the Seafood Hub (Presentation)
By Satish Hanoomanjee, Ministry of Agro-Industry and Fisheries, November 2006

Attracting Investment in the Mauritian Seafood Sector (Presentation)
By Ken Poonoosamy, Board of Investment, November 2006

Port Strategy for Seafood Hub Development (Presentation)
Mauritius Ports Authority, November 2006

Spices

Spices World Report
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, August 2008

Spices and Herbs - A survey of the market for Spices and Herbs in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Office (DIPO), Denmark, April 2006

World Markets in the Spice Trade 2000-2004
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, April 2006

The market for cloves in the EU: Market Brief
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, June 2005

Marketing Manual and Web Directory for Organics Spices, Herbs and Essential Oils
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, October 2004

Clean Spices : A guidebook for shippers of products to the U.S. Spice Trade
The American Spice Trade Association, October 2000

Organic foods

Market Surveys - Organic Food
The Danish Import Promotion Programme (DIPP), March 2008

Organic Food: Focus on the Scandinavian Market
The Danish Import Promotion Office (DIPO), Denmark, March 2008

Natural and Organic Foods.  Their Growth and Future - Organic 101 Overview of the Organic Market in North America
Bob Burke, Natural Products Consulting Institute, May 2006

Organic Food Products: A survey of the market for Organic Food Products in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Office (DIPO), Denmark, April 2006

Best Practices for Organic Policy: What Developing Country Governments Can Do to Promote the Organic Sector
UNEP/UNCTAD, February 2006

The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics and Emerging Trends 2005
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, 2005

World Markets for Organic Fresh Citrus and Juice
By James J Ferguson, University of Florida - IFAS EXTENSION HS 978, 2003

Flowers

Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants (Market News Service)
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, September 2008

Cut Flowers and Foliage : A survey of the Market for Cut Flowers and Foliage in Denmark
The Danish Import Promotion Office (DIPO), Denmark, December 2006

Cut Flowers and Plants : European and Asian Markets
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, March 2006

Bioprospection and Commercialisation of Indigenous Medical Knowledge
By Prof A.H. Subratty and Prof A. Gurib-Fakim, University of Mauritius, September 2007

Medicinal Plants & Extracts
International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, March 2006

FlowerTECH International Production and Marketing of Roses II
Jeremy Pertwee, Reed Business Information, May 2003

Floriculture 2003
Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC), 2003

FlowerTECH International Cut Flower Manual
Jeremy Pertwee, Elsevier International Business Information, 2000

Other Books and manuals

Recettes Traditionelles et Exotiques de la Pomme de Terre
N. Govinden, R Bégué, and J. Arékion,  Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI), Ministry of Agro Industry and Fisheries, 2008

The Solar Food Dryer : How to make and use your own high-performance, sun-powered food dehydrator
Eben Fodor, 2008

ISO 22000 FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - An easy-to-use checklist for small business : Are you ready?    (Inc CD-ROM)
ITC/UNCTAD/WTO, 2007

Live Food Cultures for the Ornamental Aquatic Industry
Zaizhong Chen, John Clare, Roberto Hensen, Lim Lian Chuan, Hartmut Schmidt, and William Tomey - Ornamental Fish International (OFI), 2008

International Transport of Live Fish in the Ornamental Aquatic Industy
Ornamental Fish International (OFI), 2007

Lesser-Known and Under-Utilised Plant Resources
Gurib-Fakim Ameenah, December 2005

The agro sector encompasses various sub-sectors:

• Seafood – fish and fishery products
• Spirits and beverages
• Ethnic foods
• Spices
• Confectionary / Jams
• Wheat products: pasta, noodles, biscuits
• Special sugars

AREU                              - www.areu.mu
FARC                              - www.gov.mu/portal/sites/ncb/moa/farc/index.htm
MSIRI                               - www.msiri.mu
MoAg                               - www.gov.mu/portal/site/moa
Department of fisheries   - www.gov.mu/portal/site/fisheries
MCCI                                 - www.mcci.org
Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture   - www.mchagric.org
Agricultural Marketing Board          - www.gov.mu/portal/sites/amb/index.htm

Call for interest to participate in upcoming international exhibitions for the agro-industry sector.

Enterprise Mauritius is proposing to organise the participation of local enterprises from the agro-industry sector in the following upcoming international exhibitions:

• Washington Fancy Food Show (Washington, USA)  -  10th to 12th July 2011
• Africa’s Big Seven (Johannesburg, South Africa)  -   17th to 19th July 2011
• ANUGA (Cologne, Germany)  -  8th to 12th October 2011
• SIAL Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE) -  21st to 23rd November 2011

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