Storm damage leaves farmers counting costs |22 October 2026
Minister Cosgrow on Mr Matombe’s farm in Anse Royale (Photos by Patrick Joubert/Contributed)
Storm damage leaves farmers counting costs
Farmers in southern Mahé are counting the cost of extensive damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and strong winds, with crops destroyed, farm infrastructure damaged and some producers facing losses running into hundreds of thousands of rupees.
Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture & the Blue Economy, Wallace Cosgrow, visited several affected farms yesterday afternoon to assess the damage firsthand and determine how the Ministry of Agriculture can assist those impacted.
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