BBC relay station to make way for agricultural infrastructures
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BBC relay station to make way for agricultural infrastructures
Sirop14 Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:29 pm
BBC relay station to make way for agricultural infrastructures
09-September-2014
Agricultural infrastructures will be built at the Grand Anse site where the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Indian Ocean relay station transmitter is actually.
This was announced by Natural Resources Minister Peter Sinon on Friday during a visit at the station on his tour of farms in west Mahe.
“We will take over the building as from October as soon as it is handed over to us by the BBC. We need to carry out some renovation works on the building before moving in,” said Minister Sinon who added that the site is quite big with a lot of space which will help the ministry go on with what it has intended to do there.
“By investing in these agricultural infrastructures in such a location the government is sending a very clear signal to the agricultural sector that it means business. The ministry won the bid for the location against other prospective investors because its bid is better,” said Minister Sinon.
The minister said the building will house all the offices of the agriculture department which has to do with livestock and which is currently all over the place at Union Vale.
He cited the veterinary division which is based in a very small crowded place at Union Vale and which has even resulted in the loss of veterinary staff.
“Here at the ex-BBC site there will be a lot of space for even a laboratory unit for livestock. We can even have imported meat tested there, something which we are not practising now. We also aim to revive the livestock sector,” said Minister Sinon.
The minister also talked about his ministry’s plan to promote organic crops and organic fertiliser which are the norm of the day. And to achieve this, the livestock sector needs to be redeveloped, he said.
He noted that the building and the planned development will be financed by the government and usual partners like the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) which will help in the setting up of a laboratory and provide equipment and training for local staff.
The BBC Indian Ocean relay station transmitter was set up in 1988 and had been in continuous service since then until its ceased its shortwave transmissions in March this year. It used to relay BBC broadcasts to audiences in East Africa primarily in English and Somali. The station is now being demolished.
http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=242939
09-September-2014
Agricultural infrastructures will be built at the Grand Anse site where the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Indian Ocean relay station transmitter is actually.
This was announced by Natural Resources Minister Peter Sinon on Friday during a visit at the station on his tour of farms in west Mahe.
“We will take over the building as from October as soon as it is handed over to us by the BBC. We need to carry out some renovation works on the building before moving in,” said Minister Sinon who added that the site is quite big with a lot of space which will help the ministry go on with what it has intended to do there.
“By investing in these agricultural infrastructures in such a location the government is sending a very clear signal to the agricultural sector that it means business. The ministry won the bid for the location against other prospective investors because its bid is better,” said Minister Sinon.
The minister said the building will house all the offices of the agriculture department which has to do with livestock and which is currently all over the place at Union Vale.
He cited the veterinary division which is based in a very small crowded place at Union Vale and which has even resulted in the loss of veterinary staff.
“Here at the ex-BBC site there will be a lot of space for even a laboratory unit for livestock. We can even have imported meat tested there, something which we are not practising now. We also aim to revive the livestock sector,” said Minister Sinon.
The minister also talked about his ministry’s plan to promote organic crops and organic fertiliser which are the norm of the day. And to achieve this, the livestock sector needs to be redeveloped, he said.
He noted that the building and the planned development will be financed by the government and usual partners like the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) which will help in the setting up of a laboratory and provide equipment and training for local staff.
The BBC Indian Ocean relay station transmitter was set up in 1988 and had been in continuous service since then until its ceased its shortwave transmissions in March this year. It used to relay BBC broadcasts to audiences in East Africa primarily in English and Somali. The station is now being demolished.
http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=242939
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