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  2. University of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Faculty of Agriculture. The Faculty of Agriculture is the oldest faculty of the university. It was founded in 1914 as the School of Agriculture, and in 1966 it was incorporated into the newly established University of Mauritius. The Faculty of Agriculture operates the UoM Farm, an open laboratory of 8.5 hectares (21 acres). The faculty ...

  3. Agriculture in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture was founded in 1853. The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Mauritius was founded in 1914. Mauritius is a net food importer, with an overall self-sufficiency ratio of 25%. This caused major economic stress following the 2007–2008 financial crisis.

  4. Pravind Jugnauth - Wikipedia

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    www .pravindjugnauth .mu. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth [2] [3] (born 25 December 1961) is a Mauritian politician serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. Jugnauth has been the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party since April 2003. [4] He has held a number of ministerial portfolios and also been Leader of the ...

  5. Plaines Wilhems District - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3166 code. MU-PW ( P laines W ilhems) Plaines Wilhems ( Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [plɛn wilɛmz]) is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. [1] The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other villages.

  6. Higher education in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    The Mauritius Branch Campus of Greenwich University (Pakistan) is located in at 51, Ebene, Cybercity, Mauritius and fully accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Mauritius, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business Administration. The Campus is also approved by Mauritius Qualification Authority (MQA).

  7. Mauritian Creole - Wikipedia

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    Mauritian Creole or Morisien ( formerly spelled Morisyen; native name: kreol morisien [kʁeol moʁisjɛ̃, - moʁiʃɛ̃]) is a French-based creole language spoken in Mauritius. English words are included in the standardized version of the language. In addition, the slaves and indentured servants from cultures in Africa and Asia left a diverse ...

  8. Paul Octave Wiehe - Wikipedia

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    Paul Octave Wiehe CBE (1910-1975) was a Mauritian botanist. [1] [2] Wiehe was born on 21 October, 1910, in Labourdonnais, Rivière du Rempart. [3] He obtained a scholarship in 1930 to study at the Mauritius College of Agriculture. He went on to Imperial College in London where he obtained a degree Botany and became an Associate of the Royal ...

  9. Culture of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Mauritius is a multi-ethnic, multilingual and a plural society with a population composed mainly of four major ethnic and religious groups. It is often depicted as a "rainbow nation". The island of Mauritius did not have any indigenous population and has been characterized by successive waves of European colonization and multiple immigrations.