NOTICE – Supply of Fertilizers to Sugar Cane Planters for Crop 2027

MAURITIUS CANE INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

Farmers Service Agency, Royal Road, St Pierre

Telephone: (230) 434-0081 Fax: 434-1739 E-Mail: fsa.etu@mcia.mu

Supply of Fertilizers to Sugar Cane Planters for Crop 2027

·        Government has renewed the Advance Fertilizer Scheme for Crop 2027.

·        Eligible planters cultivating less than 100 ha and who have already carried their 2026 harvest are invited to apply for their fertilizer voucher at the nearest Farmers Service Centres as from the 14^th of September 2026.

·        Sugar cane planters will be eligible to a supply of fertilizer type 17-8-20 or its equivalent of up to 250 kg per arpent for the upkeep of their ratoon crop (repousse).

·         Planters are strongly advised to opt for ammonium nitrate based (AN) fertilizer formulations which are not subject to losses due to volatilization in non-irrigated ratoons.

·        Planters will have to sign an agreement authorizing the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate to deduct 50 per cent of the cost of fertilizers from their sugar proceeds in 2027.

·        Sugar cane planters will have to produce the following documents at the time of application:

(i)         National Identity Card (Original + Copy)

(ii)        SIFB Registration Card 2026 (Original + copy)

(iii)       Weighbridge receipts – weight of cane milled in 2026 (Original).

Only harvested area in 2026 will be considered.

·        The fertilizers will be supplied mainly through sales points of official importers and distributors of fertilizers as was the case last year.

·        Planters having already harvested their fields for Harvest 2026 on or before 14th September 2026 can also benefit from the Scheme by applying for refund.

·        Planters applying for a refund should produce original receipts of purchase of fertilizers from Supplier, in addition to the above-mentioned documents. Refund will be based on area basis and a maximum of Rs12,000 per arpent.

·        Planters who have not yet paid the 50% of the cost of fertilizers for previous years will be required to settle same in order to benefit from this Scheme.