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July 5, 2022

Sargassum-plagued Belizean beaches make international news

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: “Pristine beaches in Mexico and Belize are covered in carpets of foul-smelling seaweed,” reads Euronews’ headline in an article in which the media [...]
July 5, 2022

Mexico’s Sembrando Vida project to benefit 2,000 Belizean farmers

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Sembrando Vida (Sowing Life) project to be carried out by the Mexican International Agency for Cooperation and Development (Amexcid), in collaboration [...]
July 4, 2022

Minister Jose Mai and UN Resident Coordinator Birgit Gerstenberg discuss collaboration with United Nations Agencies

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise Jose Abelardo Mai met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator (RC) for Belize and El Salvador, [...]
June 30, 2022

15 Cayo farmers trained in Nursery Management, Vegetable Seedling Production by Cayo District Extension Officers

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Fifteen Cayo farmers, including women, in the village of Agua Viva on Thursday received training in Nursery Management and Vegetable Seedling Production. The [...]
June 30, 2022

Lobster is back!

Per regulations, no lobster may be kept whose minimum carapace length is less than three inches; with a tail weight of less than four ounces; with [...]
June 30, 2022

Farmers in Belize District trained to prepare biofertilizers to mitigate the rising cost of fertilizers

By Rubén Morales Iglesias:  Belize District Department of Agriculture on Thursday completed the second in a series of training sessions on the production of biofertilizers and biopesticides [...]
June 30, 2022

Resilient Rural Belize in collaboration with the Pesticide Control Board, Sustainable Harvest International, and Ministry of Agriculture held their first in a series of training sessions on “Adapting Climate Smart Agriculture Practices

June 29, 2022

FAO trains 32 primary school cooks, school personnel involved in Schools Feeding Program

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Recently, 32 cooks, teachers, and principals from different parts of Belize participated in a hands-on training session under the Resilient School Feeding Program [...]