fbpx
December 18, 2023

Toledo’s Corazon Creek Technical High School, Youth Agricultural Development and Livelihood Improvement Foundation receive specialized honey production equipment from Caribbean Development Bank

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Corazon Village in the Toledo District hosted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing event to boost the honey industry, the Ministry of Agriculture [...]
December 15, 2023

25 women complete one-week value-adding workshop

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Ministry of Agriculture (MAFSE) said Friday that 25 women from nine cooperatives countrywide completed a one-week value-adding course at Central Farm, [...]
December 15, 2023

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute celebrates CARDI Day promoting youths, coconut production

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Belize recently celebrated CARDI Day 2023 with two events that showcased the importance of agriculture [...]
December 14, 2023

Ministry of Agriculture hosts collaborative Training to Combat Fusarium TR4 Threat in Banana Crops

The training was held at the Orange Walk Agriculture Department. 
December 14, 2023

Stores are rationing sugar; Agriculture Minister Jose Mai says sugar volumes are dangerously low, may only last to Christmas

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Due to the present scarcity of sugar, that has been blamed on the contraband trade to the neighbouring countries, stores around Belize have [...]
December 14, 2023

Economic growth in third quarter dragged down by off-seasons in agriculture, manufacturing sectors

Belize produced just under $1.2 billion in goods and services for July to September 2023, up 3.4 percent from the same period in 2022. The tertiary [...]
December 13, 2023

Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project (CRESAP) hands over 10 vehicles to Government agencies

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Representatives of the Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project (CRESAP) handed over ten vehicle institutions that play a vital role in the implementation [...]
December 13, 2023

UDP calls out Minister of Food Security for failure to ensure adequate supply of food

“While Mai boasts of the many countries interested in getting Belizean produce into their market and openly endorses the smuggling of products across the borders, Belize [...]