African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) About AFRA (Mauritius) Mauritius is a Member of African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) since 1990, an inter-governmental Agreement.
Through a regional approach to sustainable development, AFRA seeks to:-
(a) maximize the utilization of available infrastructure and expertise in Africa in the field of nuclear science and technology;
(b) accelerate moves toward regional self-sufficiency in peaceful applications of nuclear techniques by establishing and strengthening necessary infrastructure, coordinating intellectual and physical resources and disseminating innovative methods and practices cost-efficiently; and
(c) deepen the commitment of member states to the application of nuclear science and technology for their socio-economic development through sustained funding.
Presently, Mauritius is participating in the AFRA projects. Under the AFRA projects, Mauritius has acquired significant expertise in the fields of:-
• Sterile Insect Techniques
• Nuclear Medicine
• Food Security for Improved crops using Mutation Breeding.
Contribution to AFRA
Mauritius pays regularly its annual contribution to the AFRA Fund.
Contact Details for AFRA National Coordinator (Mauritius)
Name: Mr Doumeraj JAHAJEEAH, Director, Technical Services (Public Utilities)
Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities
Address: Level 6, Air Mauritius Centre,
President John Kennedy Street, Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel No: +230 210 3774/76
Email: jahajd71@gmail.com
