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Dr Jeetah was elected Member of the National Assembly in December 2003 for the first time for Constituency No.7 (Piton/Rivière du Rempart), and remained so until April 2005. Dr Jeetah was re-elected as: • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port-Rose Belle), in 2005 and became Minister of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (2005 to 2008).He became Minister of Health & Quality of Life (2008 to 2010). • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.10 (Montagne Blanche- GRSE)in 2010 and became Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology till 2014. Education and Qualifications: a. University of Cambridge (2002 -2003) - ACU Research Fellowship b. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) (1984-1993) • BSc (Hons) – Textile Technology • PhD – Textile Technology

‘Wheat Cultivation at Le Val’

 


A Wheat Cultivation project (varieties SC Stallion, SC Sky and SC Nduna) is being held on a 12 acres plot in Le Val, Cluny. The plot is being regularly monitored on a weekly basis.  An average seed emergence of 98% was recorded for all the three varieties about one week after emergence.  Some essential plant parameters such as plant height, number of leaves, number of tillers, number of internodes and number of spikelets are recorded during weekly site visits. At present date, 7 weeks after sowing, the crop has started to produce spikelets.