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October 17, 2023

World Food Day observed internationally on Monday, October 16; Belize observes day on Friday, October 20

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: World Food Day was celebrated internationally by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, however here in the Ministry of [...]
October 16, 2023

Ministry of Agriculture conducts 2-day beekeeping workshop for 25 beekeepers involved with Ya’axche Conservation Trust

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Twenty-five beekeepers, actively involved with the Ya'axche Conservation Trust in the preservation of the Maya landscape through beekeeping, attended a two-day beekeeping workshop [...]
October 16, 2023

Ministry of Agriculture and JICA Host Training for Pitahaya Farmers in the Cayo District

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), hosted a two-day pitahaya cultivation and marketing training for [...]
October 14, 2023

San Felipe Maya Golden Honey Group moving to become a cooperative as they seek assistance from Resilient Rural Belize

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: After applying to the Resilient Rural Belize (RRB) programme for assistance, 14 members of the Maya Golden Honey Group from San Felipe Village [...]
October 14, 2023

14 Guinea Grass residents attend Contract Farming and School Backyard Gardening Workshop on Thursday

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Fourteen residents of Guinea Grass in the Orange Walk District are better prepared after attending a one-day workshop on Contract Farming and School [...]
October 14, 2023

33 pitahaya farmers complete 2-day pitahaya cultivation and marketing training under Japan International Cooperation Agency project

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Thirty-three pitahaya farmers completed a two-day pitahaya cultivation and marketing training in the Cayo District on Friday, October 13.
October 12, 2023

Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai participates in Caribbean Week of Agriculture discussions in the Bahamas

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belize’s participation at the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture continues in Nassau, Bahamas.
October 11, 2023

Ministry of Agriculture to host El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Oscar Enrique Guardado Calderón on 2-day visit starting Sunday

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Oscar Enrique Guardado Calderón is visiting Belize on Sunday.