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The public has been experiencing a frustrating hike in prices of certain vegetables such as carrots and cabbage. There is a limited supply of these two vegetables and due to the law of supply and demand, the prices have increased. The price per pound of red kidney beans has also increased and this is particularly […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
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In recent weeks we have been reporting about the effects of floods on the country. The agriculture sector has not been spared – with farmers losing hundreds of acres in crops. As we showed you last week, we went to Valley of Peace to find out how the farmers are rebounding from the losses. The […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
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The Sugar Cane Crop is scheduled to commence on December fourteenth but during a recent stakeholders meeting, cane farmers asked that it be delayed. They say the rains have flooded a large number of cane fields and ninety-nine percent of the sugar roads are impassable making it nearly impossible for farmers to reach their fields. […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight we head to Valley of Peace where we revisit the Valley of Peace Famers Association to find out how they are doing after the devastating flood last month. You’ll recall in the second week of November, we showed you the rising waters that covered the fields and at the time, while they knew they […]
Written on December 4, 2020 | Posted in
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On Garifuna Settlement Day, Prime Minister John Briceño and Agriculture Minister, Jose Mai visited Maypen Village in the Belize District; this is one of the many villages in the Belize River Valley area that has been tremendously affected by flooding. Briceño and Mai were accompanied by area representative, Marconi Leal. Now, the residents in that […]
Written on November 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, we bring you the story of a farming community that is reeling from the impacts of the flooding in rural Belize. Last Friday, we gave you a snippet of how a vegetable cooperative located behind Maskall Village is trying to pick up the pieces in wake of the flooding that followed the passage of […]
Written on November 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Eight months after the illegal cattle trade with Guatemala was suspended by the previous U.D.P. administration, it has resumed. But by then, millions of dollars had already been lost. The demand for cattle is high and livestock producers are now trying to return to some sense of normalcy. Since last Thursday, close to a thousand […]
Written on November 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Some thirty loads of cattle from farms in Orange Walk have been transported to the western border with Guatemala for exportation. The informal cattle trade was halted under the Dean Barrow administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, Jose Mai gave the go-ahead to continue with the informal trade after John […]
Written on November 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Since last week, we’ve been reporting on the impact of the floods across Belize. And tonight we give you a first look at the damage the flooding has caused on farmers in rural Belize. Today, our news team went to a farming community called Nago Bank located behind Maskall Village where they spoke with representatives […]
Written on November 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño promised that if the People’s United Party won the election, livestock producers will be able to export their cattle to Guatemala almost immediately. Jose Mai of Orange Walk South, who has been fighting in support of the livestock industry, says that it is important to return to the exportation of cattle […]
Written on November 12, 2020 | Posted in
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Cabbage, tomatoes and sweet pepper crops are under water tonight in Valley of Peace. The scale of losses experienced by the farmers will not be clear until another couple days as flood waters remain high, making it difficult to assess the damage. But what we know tonight is that every farmer suffered losses, with many […]
Written on November 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The Valley of Peace Farmers Association has been hard hit by flooding and this time, they say they don’t know how they will bounce back from the losses. They are the country’s largest cabbage producers and you’ll recall that back in June the flood waters decimated their crops. As a result, Belize had to import […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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After three years on the drawing board, A.S.R./B.S.I. launched a Smart Sugarcane Cluster Project. The online platform will keep stakeholders informed about developments in the industry so that farmers can access the necessary support and keep updated on production. It will be available to creditors and financial institutions, cane farmers associations, research institutes and the […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Shipyard in the Orange District is home to a large Mennonite community, who ploughs the land and raises cattle. About fifty of these families are now packing up and leaving the country and heading south to Peru striking a severe blow to the livestock and agricultural sectors. To find out about the large scale migration, […]
Written on October 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Friday is World Egg Day and while you might think that it is insignificant the Belize Poultry Association believes otherwise. According to its data, last year Belizeans consumed more than seventy million eggs, that’s about one hundred and seventy eggs a person consumes every year. This year World Egg Day is being celebrated under the […]
Written on October 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Chickens are back in the freezer. General Manager for Quality Poultry Products Raymond Barkman says that the chicken shortage is over. During the months of July and August, consumers were reporting a scarcity of chicken. The Belize Poultry Association and poultry producers scratched their heads, trying to determine the reason for the shortage since production had […]
Written on September 17, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Barkman, even though the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting businesses, consumers should not expect Quality Poultry Products to increase its prices. Barkman explains that the company’s philosophy is volume over profits. Raymond Barkman, General Manager, Quality Poultry Products “We did not raise any prices during COVID and currently like I had mentioned […]
Written on September 17, 2020 | Posted in
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Tropical Storm Nana made landfall as a weak Category One hurricane in southern Belize around midnight on September second. Hardest hit were the agro and aquaculture industries and according to NEMO Minister Edmond Castro, Hurricane Nana caused damages to the tune of approximately five point four million dollars. And while much attention is being given […]
Written on September 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party has unveiled its plan for the agricultural sector seeking to strengthen existing industries and boost local production by stopping the importation of produce that is grown in Belizean soil. The P.U.P.’s vision encourages farmers to grow more of what is consumed by families so that local produce goes from the farm […]
Written on September 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The Banana Growers Association continues to carry out assessment of the damages caused by Hurricane Nana. The damages are expected to be in the millions, but a specific amount will be known sometime next week. Hardest hit were banana farms in the Stann Creek District. Today, the P.U.P. expressed solidarity with those who did suffer […]
Written on September 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The full assessment on the impact of Hurricane Nana on southern Belize is underway at this time. What we know right now, based on preliminary information, is that the agriculture sector took the hardest hit from the storm. NEMO Minister Edmond Castro says that the banana industry was affected. Edmond Castro, NEMO Minister “Currently […]
Written on September 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Cross-border cattle trade with Guatemala was formalized several months after the illegal export of livestock was suspended due to concerns of COVID-19. Despite its informal nature, the business of transporting cattle for sale into Melchor via Bullet Tree Falls was an activity that endured for decades. Earlier this year, government put a stop to it, […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Hulse’s announcement this morning came hard on the heels of the latest figures released by the Statistical Institute of Belize for the second quarter of 2020. During a presentation on Wednesday, the S.I.B. indicated that there has been a sixty percent decrease in the production of cattle. Hulse disputed that information, arguing that while the […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The agro-productive sector is getting some much needed COVID relief from the Ministry of Agriculture. A sum of sixteen million dollars will be made available by the end of September for small and medium farmers in the form of cash vouchers to purchase items such as seeds and fertilizer. The relief aid will also benefit […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Minister Hulse breaks down how the funds will be disbursed based on the constriction of the agriculture sector due to COVID-19. The Belize Agriculture Information Management System is the database used to interface with eligible farmers. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Agriculture “These are significant funds that will be injected into the agriculture sector. This […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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