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The poultry industry has not been left untouched by the coronavirus. A few weeks ago, there was a shortage of chicken and this week, one of the biggest producers, Caribbean Chicken, closed its processing plant when an employee was infected and died due to the virus. Contact tracing of employees and sanitization are taking place. […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The sugar industry was impacted by drought conditions which led to a late start of the sugar crop this year. It put cane farmers out of pocket, but tonight there is relief in sight. That is because a million dollar investment has been approved through the Green Climate Fund to create a funding proposal which, […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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This week we have been reporting on the scarcity of chicken that is affecting Belizeans from north to south. The Belize Poultry Association has now identified a reason for the sudden shortage in chicken. While producers have ramped up production, demand has been greater than supply causing freezers to go empty. According to the Association […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Chicken, the mainstay on dinner tables, is in short supply and producers are baffled about the scarcity. For weeks now, the amount of chicken in the freezers has been dwindling leaving the buyers with less and less chicken for local consumption. Poultry producers have increased production so the fact that there is less chicken in […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize Poultry Association is also seeking answers to explain the chicken shortage. Manager, Armando Cowo says that for July more than one million birds were placed in the barns for processing. This was an increase of more than a hundred thousand when compared with June. Cowo says that this should have met the demand […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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But there is some good news from the west; that is because the first formal export of cattle to Guatemala was realized on Monday via the western border. The report was made by the Belize Livestock Association. Months ago, the informal trade of cattle was halted in the west at the start of the pandemic […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The Santander Sugar Group is reporting a bumper year in sugar cane production. It kicked off the season towards the end of February and today the last truck was escorted to the dumping table to much fanfare as the sugarcane season came to an end at the Santander facility in Valley of Peace. The company […]
Written on July 31, 2020 | Posted in
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On Monday night we showed you fifteen participants, majority fisherfolk from the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve, who became certified in an introduction to seaweed farming. Those fisherfolk want to supplement their income base and managers of the marine resources want to reduce the pressures on the fish stocks. So, they believe that seaweed has the […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Is seaweed farming the next big thing for fisherfolk in Belize? Well, the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Belize Fisheries Department, wrapped up a three-day seaweed cultivation training on Calabash Caye over the weekend. The training, supported by the U.N.D.P. and Australian Aid was carried out under a […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The 2019-2020 Sugar Cane Crop Season came to an end on Tuesday. It was a difficult season for cane farmers in the north. It was a year during which famers and the factory faced a myriad of challenges. One of the biggest challenges was the effects of the extended drought in 2019. A.S.R./B.S.I. says that […]
Written on July 23, 2020 | Posted in
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San Felipe and Blue Creek Villages are under quarantine and will remain in that state for no less than a month since Statutory Instrument one hundred came into effect on May tenth. Citizens trapped inside that area have to adhere to strict curfew regulations, no one goes in and no one comes out. Blue Creek […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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In the west, locusts ravaging farmlands in Peten, Guatemala are near the border. They are about seventy miles away and making their way across Central America. In Guatemala, Prensa Libre is reporting that since Friday ‘large amounts of locusts have invaded cultivated fields, mainly corn and grasslands, putting the production of basic grains and livestock […]
Written on July 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the productive sector, but today poultry producers confirmed that whole chickens are not in short supply at the grocery stores. But chicken parts are and restaurants that sell the famous “fry chicken” are temporarily out of chicken parts. Producers had to shift the way they grow the bird and will […]
Written on July 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Another loan brought before the upper chamber was for one million thirteen thousand U.S. dollars from the C.D.B. for sugar cane farmers to restore production, following the effects of the drought that impacted the sugar industry last year. According to Senator for Government Business, Godwin Hulse, who is also the Minister of Food and Agriculture, […]
Written on July 1, 2020 | Posted in
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But Senator Mark Lizarraga was quick to crunch the numbers concluding that the million dollars for the drought is not enough because it works out to only about three hundred and five dollars per registered farmer. For Senator Doctor Louis Zabaneh, monies could have been diverted from road contracts to mitigate the negative impacts of […]
Written on July 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Back in March we told you about the land dispute between the Valley of Peace Farms Limited and the Valley of Peace Farmers Association. The Association is made up of over fifty farmers from the village who plant a number of crops, and as we’ve showed you they are the largest producer of cabbage for […]
Written on July 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The C.D.B. Enhancing Sugar Cane Farmers Resilience to Natural Hazard Events Loan motion was also tabled in the House on Friday. It is for one million U.S. dollars and the purpose is to assist the thousands of sugarcane farmers who were affected by the 2019 drought. The problem is that there are over four thousand […]
Written on June 29, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19’s impact on food and agriculture has been felt across the country – putting lives and livelihoods at risk from this pandemic. While the spread of virus is contained in Belize, it continues to surge in other parts of the world but the uncertainty is when it will eventually retreat. And locally we have seen […]
Written on June 26, 2020 | Posted in
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It’s June fifteenth, an important date on the calendar for fishermen. It means it is the start of the lobster season. But this year, fishermen are not happy about the price of lobster. You’ll recall we told you on Friday night that fishermen are looking at twelve dollars a pound; this is less than fifty […]
Written on June 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Last week we told you about enterprising chocolatier Julio Saqui of Che’il Mayan Chocolate in Maya Center Village. Tonight, Saqui shares his experience on the hardships COVID-19 has created for his chocolate brand and how he adjusts the way he conducts business to keep Che’il Mayan Chocolate afloat during this pandemic. Here’s the story. […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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Lobster season is set to open on Monday, June fifteenth and already fishermen are saying that the lobster will not fetch a good price on the market. We reached out two of the fishermen cooperatives in Belize City, but we only heard back from one. That cooperative indicates that it is too early to tell […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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The lives of fisherfolks are usually celebrated with several events throughout the year, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fisherfolk Planning Committee was forced to scale down its activities. Several activities have been planned to celebrate the fishermen and women of Belize. Communications Coordinator for Wildlife Conservation Society, Deseree Arzu says that the month is […]
Written on June 12, 2020 | Posted in
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The floodwaters have caused serious damage to the agriculture sector. In the north, fields of sugar cane are underwater and last week, A.S.R./B.S.I. was forced to suspend milling until the weather improves and the waters recede. Rice farmers to the west were also affected by the heavy rains and floodwaters. In Blue Creek, recently planted […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Valley of Peace Farmers are also having a difficult year. First, the drought devastated their crops and now heavy rains have damaged sixty percent of their cabbage plantation. More than one hundred and sixty thousand heads of cabbage were destroyed. This, C.E.O. Jose Alpuche says, will affect the availability of locally grown cabbage. Alpuche says that […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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As flooding continues around the country, Valley of Peace farmers say that more than half of their two hundred and sixty-four thousand heads of cabbage has been damaged by flood waters and are no good. The farmers have tried their best to salvage the good ones that are in the soil and ready for harvest, […]
Written on June 5, 2020 | Posted in
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