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Love Staff November 30, 2023 No Comment

Beekeeping Symposium Highlights Industry Progress in Corozal District

Today, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise held a symposium in the Corozal
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Love Staff November 29, 2023 No Comment

VP of International Relations at BSI says industry stakeholders need

The Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association and Belize Sugar Industries are at odds again over the
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Love Staff November 29, 2023 No Comment

GOB working to ensure on time start of sugar crop

While an agreement is yet to be signed, the government continues to listen to arguments
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Love Staff November 28, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association Stands Firm on One-Year Deal

The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) remains adamant about signing only a one-year commercial
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Love Staff November 28, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Enhances Post Harvest Management with Cold Storage

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is working with local farmers to improve the
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Love Staff November 23, 2023 No Comment

Fyffes Pledges Increased Community Investment in Southern Belize

Banana company Fyffes says it is committed to increasing community investment in Southern Belize. The
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Love Staff November 22, 2023 No Comment

BSI and Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association Yet to Reach

The end of the year is fast approaching, and Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) is hoping
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Love Staff November 22, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Unveils School Kitchen for Community Feeding Program

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security & Enterprise unveiled a school kitchen at Our Lady
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Love Staff November 17, 2023 No Comment

Love Crew Explores George Town Village as Part of Garifuna

Festivities in southern Belize leading up to the Garifuna Settlement Day celebration continued today, and
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Love Staff November 9, 2023 No Comment

BSI/ASR Announces Record Payouts for Belize Cane Farmers Despite Production

Cane farmers will collectively be seeing payouts of almost six million dollars more for sugar
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Love Staff November 8, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Assessing Crop Damage Due to Persistent Rains

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise is assessing how the persistent rains over
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Love Staff November 8, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Partners with Cooperative for Honey Producers

The Ministry of Agriculture has partnered with Sociedad Cooperativa Melitzaak to provide a manufacturing workshop
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Love Staff November 3, 2023 No Comment

Government considering solution in attempt to stem contraband sugar issue

Prime Minister John Briceno acknowledged this week that the issue of contraband sugar requires government’s
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Love Staff November 3, 2023 No Comment

Ministry Assures Vegetable Production to Meet Local Demand Despite Weather

Despite adverse weather conditions this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise says
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Love Staff November 1, 2023 No Comment

Record Sugar Cane Farmer Dividends Welcomed by Prime Minister Briceno

Prime Minister John Briceno says the increase of dividends to the sugar cane farmers is
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Love Staff November 1, 2023 No Comment

Government to Conduct Research to Support Belize Citrus Industry

Prime Minister John Briceno plans to conduct more research to help the citrus industry. In
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Love Staff October 30, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugar Industries Announces Record-High Dividends for Cane Farmers

Belize Sugar Industries (BSI/ASR) announced today that the cane farmers’ associations can expect to receive
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Love Staff October 30, 2023 No Comment

Contraband Sugar Remains a Concern in Belize

And while the farmers may be celebrating higher payout for sugar cane, the contrabanding of
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Love Staff October 25, 2023 No Comment

Excellence in Tourism Recognized at Belize National Tourism Awards Gala

The Belize Tourism Board celebrated excellence in the industry over the weekend with its annual
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Love Staff October 21, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Focuses on Diversifying Belize’s Agricultural Sector

The Ministry of Agriculture continues to focus on the diversification of Belize’s agricultural sector to
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Love Staff October 19, 2023 No Comment

Price Gouging Task Force Takes Action to Curb Unfair Store

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Price Gouging Task Force continues to monitor store prices across the
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Love Staff October 19, 2023 No Comment

Sugar Price Increase Proposed Amidst Country-Wide Sugar Shortage

An increase in the price of sugar may be on the horizon. Today, Minister of
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Love Staff October 19, 2023 No Comment

BSCFA and BSI/ASR Continue Negotiations for Upcoming Sugar Crop Season

After months of negotiations, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) and Belize Sugar Industries/American
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Love Staff October 16, 2023 No Comment

World Food Day Highlights the Vital Role of Water in

Today is World Food Day and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Love Staff October 13, 2023 No Comment

Belize Poultry Association Celebrates World Egg Day with Students

Today, the Belize Poultry Association (BPA) marked the 27th annual celebration of World Egg Day
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Love Staff October 12, 2023 No Comment

Economic Support Packages for Farmers Under Sembrando Vida-Belize Project

Farmers in northern Belize received economic support packages this week under the Sembrando Vida-Belize project.
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Love Staff October 12, 2023 No Comment

Minister Mai Attends Caribbean Week of Agriculture in the Bahamas

Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise Jose Abelardo Mai is in the Bahamas for
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Love Staff October 7, 2023 No Comment

Workshop Aims to Improve Quality of Dragon Fruit in Northern

Dragon Fruit Farmers in northern Belize participated in a two-day workshop this week to improve
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Love Staff October 7, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Meets with Potato Farmers to Address Challenges

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise held a meeting with potato farmers in
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Love Staff September 27, 2023 No Comment

Belize Seeks to Boost Exports Through Trade Agreements with Neighbors

And while domestic exports are down for the third quarter of this year, the government
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Love Staff September 26, 2023 No Comment

Salvadoran Delegation Bolsters Trade Ties with Belize in Official Visit

A Salvadoran delegation led by El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture, Oscar Enrique Guardado Calderon, is
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Love Staff September 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize Seeks to Capitalize on Rice Export Opportunity

There is great potential for Belize to increase its exportation of rice.  With India’s recent
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Love Staff September 25, 2023 No Comment

El Salvador’s Agriculture Minister Visits Belize, Progress on Bilateral Agreement

El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture, Oscar Enrique Guardado Calderon, is in Belize with a delegation
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Love Staff September 13, 2023 No Comment

Is there a sugar scarcity in Belize ?

Bakers, store owners, and the everyday Joe have been reaching out to our newsroom to
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Love Staff September 13, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and BSI/ASR at Impasse Over

After months of negotiations, tonight, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) and Belize Sugar
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Love Staff August 29, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Self-Sufficiency in Corn Helps Control Meat Costs

Belize is among the top countries who do not have to import corn.  Minister of
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Love Staff August 29, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Beef Production Eliminates the Need for Imports

Another plus for Belize when it comes to imports, Minister Abelardo Mai, indicated that there
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Love Staff August 29, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Analyzes Local Goods Production for Cost Reduction

The Ministry of Agriculture recently completed an informal analysis on the goods produced in Belize. 
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Love Staff August 29, 2023 No Comment

World Bank Vice President Visits Belize to Discuss Agriculture Support

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise conducted a field visit in Valley of
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Love Staff August 29, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Conducts Coconut Tree Management Training for Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise has completed several training sessions for coconut
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Love Staff August 24, 2023 No Comment

Vegetable Interdiction Unit Aims to Protect Local Farmers in Belize

Another recent move being made by the government in addressing price controls and consumer protection
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Love Staff August 23, 2023 No Comment

Belize Achieves Soybean Self-Sufficiency, Saving Millions in Imports

Belize no longer has the need to import soybeans.  The announcement places another feather in
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Love Staff August 23, 2023 No Comment

Blue Creek Group Constructs Soybean Plant

And, while the production is in abundance, a group from Blue Creek has taken things
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Love Staff August 23, 2023 No Comment

Government Works to Resolve Constitutional Issues in Sugar Industry Act

The court ruling that several portions of the Sugar Industry Act was unconstitutional remains an
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Love Staff August 23, 2023 No Comment

Belize Ministry of Agriculture Boosts Local Fruit Production

Recent weeks have seen the Ministry of Agriculture working with various local small farmers in
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Love Staff August 23, 2023 No Comment

Taiwan Partners with Toledo Cocoa Growers Association to Empower Rural

The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has partnered with the Toledo Cocoa Growers
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Love Staff August 22, 2023 No Comment

Belize Explores Produce Exports to El Salvador

A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture was in El Salvador last week where talks
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Love Staff August 22, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Focuses on Pitahya, Soursop, Coconut, and Onion

Recent weeks have seen the Ministry of Agriculture working with various local small farmers in
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Love Staff August 17, 2023 No Comment

Belizean Farmers Voice Concerns Over Agricultural Sector Issues in Ministry

Several farmers from across the country are up in arms over what they say are
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Love Staff August 16, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Promotes Improved Grasses for Livestock Sector

The Ministry of Agriculture is working with stakeholders in the livestock sector to improve the
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Love Staff August 15, 2023 No Comment

PM Addresses Sugar Industry Ruling, Emphasizes Good Relations

Prime Minister John Briceno has committed to ensuring that there is a good relationship between
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Love Staff August 10, 2023 No Comment

Opposition Leader Accuses Government of Hypocrisy in Crackdown on Contraband

The Leader of the Opposition Moses Shyne Barrow says the government’s attempt to crack down
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UDP Chairman Michael Peyrefitte
Love Staff August 8, 2023 No Comment

Landmark Ruling Shakes Belize Sugar Industry: Sugar Act Provisions Declared

The High Court of Belize has delivered a landmark ruling that could possibly reshape Belize’s
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Love Staff August 4, 2023 No Comment

Stakeholders in Belize’s Sheep and Goat Industry Receive Training for

Stakeholders in the growing sheep and goat industry in Toledo received more training to improve
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Love Staff July 26, 2023 No Comment

Silk Grass Farms Implements Regenerative Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture -it’s the art of using the earth to cultivate crops, till the soil, and
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Love Staff July 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize Finalizing Trade Agreement with El Salvador for Fruit and

Belize is finalizing its trade agreement with El Salvador to begin exporting fruits and vegetables
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Love Staff July 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize Signs MOUs to Strengthen Agricultural Health and Trade Infrastructure

Today, the Ministry of Agriculture and the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture (OIRSA)
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Love Staff July 24, 2023 No Comment

Paintballing Officially Recognized as Sport in Belize; Federation Formed

When you think of sports in Belize, things like basketball and football immediately spring to
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Love Staff July 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize Chamber of Commerce Expresses Discontent Over New Regulations Without

While many Belizeans welcomed the government announcement to expand the list of goods that are
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Love Staff July 24, 2023 No Comment

Will BSI and BSCFA kiss and make up anytime soon?

Will the Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI) and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA)
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Love Staff July 21, 2023 No Comment

Belize set to export fruits and vegetables to El Salvador

Belize will soon be exporting fruits and vegetables to El Salvador. The Ministry of Agriculture,
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Love Staff July 21, 2023 No Comment

Belize Agricultural Health Authority appoints new Technical Director of Animal

The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) has a new Technical Director of Animal Health, and
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Love Staff July 20, 2023 No Comment

Belize Agricultural Health Authority Vigilant Amid New World Screwworm Outbreak

The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) is closely monitoring the outbreak of New World screwworms
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Love Staff July 20, 2023 No Comment

BSI/ASR Applies for Brown Sugar Price Increase

The cost of brown sugar remains the same, but BSI/ASR has applied for a price
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Love Staff July 20, 2023 No Comment

Minister of Agriculture Attends Meetings to Enhance Regional Cooperation for

Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, Jose Abelardo Mai, is in Costa Rica, attending
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Love Staff July 19, 2023 No Comment

Cooler heads prevail between Government and BSI/ASR

Recently, we told you of the application for a court injunction that the BSI/ASR was
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Love Staff July 19, 2023 No Comment

Sweet Success for Belize Sugar Farmers as Revenues Reach Highest

Another set of good news emerging from the sugar sector, is the increase in revenues
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Love Staff July 19, 2023 No Comment

BSI/ASR and Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association Still at Odds

And while that is good news for the sugar sector, there remains the issues between
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Love Staff July 12, 2023 No Comment

Tate and Lyle Sugars Accuse Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association

Tate and Lyle Sugars has written to the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) instructing
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Love Staff July 7, 2023 No Comment

BSCFA Calls on Government to Mediate Dispute with ASR/BSI

The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) is calling on the government to assist them
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Love Staff July 5, 2023 No Comment

BAHA Receives Donation from OIRSA to Strengthen Disease Detection and

The Animal Health Department of the Agriculture Health Authority (BAHA) received a donation of laptops
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Love Staff June 29, 2023 No Comment

Villagers in Middlesex Village, Stann Creek District Demand Road Access

Villagers in Middlesex Village, Stann Creek District, are up in arms and say the government
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Love Staff June 28, 2023 No Comment

First-Ever Fairtrade Market Day Planned for Belize

The first-ever Fairtrade market day is being planned for this weekend. The Chairman of the
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Love Staff June 27, 2023 No Comment

FAO and SICA Sign Agreement to Transform Agri-Food Systems in

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Central American Integration
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Love Staff June 21, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Cacao Industry Thrives

Belize’s cacao industry continues to boom as farmers are now benefiting from collaborations being offered
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Love Staff June 20, 2023 No Comment

Training Program Supports Livestock Farmers in Belize’s Cattle Industry

Livestock being one of the highest exports in Belize, it was all the buzz in
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Love Staff June 19, 2023 No Comment

Dangriga Town Council Collaborates to Boost Tourism Potential

Dangriga Town Council has partnered with several departments to transform the municipality into a tourism
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Love Staff June 15, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugar Industries Wraps Up Challenging Crop Season

Today, the Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) held a small celebration highlighting the end of their
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Love Staff June 15, 2023 No Comment

Partnership Between Belize and Mexico to Benefit Hundreds of Farmers

Hundreds of farmers will be benefiting from a partnership between Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture and
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Love Staff June 15, 2023 No Comment

Sugar Cane Farmers Association Seeks Inquiry into BSI’s Finances

Viewers will recall that in March, after numerous requests from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers
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Love Staff June 14, 2023 No Comment

Shrimp Industry Eyes Comeback, Targets Export to Mexico

There was once a time Belize’s shrimp industry was raking in almost one hundred million
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Love Staff June 8, 2023 No Comment

Assessment Conducted for Cacao Fields in Southern Belize

With 450 organic cacao farmers within the Maya Mountain Cacao Limited, an assessment is being
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Love Staff June 7, 2023 No Comment

Belize and Taiwan Collaborate to Strengthen Sheep and Goat Industry

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE), and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Love Staff June 6, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association Supports Government’s Proposed Changes in

Farmers Association (BSCFA) has said that they fully support government’s newly proposed changes to the
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Love Staff June 6, 2023 No Comment

BSCFA Supports New Regulations, says it will ensure transparency

Another major point of contention at today’s press conference was the payment of Fairtrade. BSCFA’s
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Love Staff June 2, 2023 No Comment

Minister Kareem Musa Endorses Potential of Bamboo Operations in Belize

As the Minister of New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa has endorsed the potential of a
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Love Staff June 1, 2023 No Comment

Sugar Cane Farmers Associations Oppose Government’s Proposed Changes to Industry

Tonight, two of the three largest sugar cane farmers’ associations are speaking out against government’s
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Love Staff June 1, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Cacao Industry Expands with Export Shipment to the United

Another shipment of cacao is being exported to the United States. We join Toledo Correspondent,
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Love Staff May 29, 2023 No Comment

Government Mediates Dispute Between Sugar Cane Farmers Association and BSI/ASR

The Government of Belize says it continues to mediate the bitter dispute between the Belize
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Love Staff May 23, 2023 No Comment

The BCGA says Belize’s Citrus Industry is alive and kicking

Yesterday we told you of the press release sent out by the Citrus Growers Association,
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Love Staff May 23, 2023 No Comment

Workshop in Belmopan Focuses on Sheep and Honey Traceability System

Technical officers within the agriculture sector are engaged in a three day workshop in Belmopan. 
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Love Staff May 23, 2023 No Comment

Chocolate Festival 2023 Highlights Exports and Climate Change; Boosts Cacao

The Chocolate Festival 2023 was opened with an all-day symposium where several topics were addressed
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Love Staff May 22, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Citrus Industry is Growing says Citrus Growers Association

Belize’s Citrus Industry is growing – that is the message that the Citrus Growers Association
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Love Staff May 22, 2023 No Comment

Minister Open to Commission of Inquiry into Sugar Industry

Minister of Agriculture, Abelardo Mai, has stated that he is open to the option of
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Love Staff May 22, 2023 No Comment

Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association Briefed on New Regulations

And while BSI/ASR is simmering over their legal options, members and stakeholders of the Belize
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Love Staff May 22, 2023 No Comment

Government of Belize Launches Climate Resilient Agriculture Project

The Government of Belize is working with local farmers to strengthen the Agricultural Industry’s resiliency
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Love Staff May 18, 2023 No Comment

Toledo Farmers Attend Workshop on Organic Fertilizer Production

Toledo farmers participated in an agricultural workshop yesterday to learn how to produce organic fertilizer.
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Love Staff May 17, 2023 No Comment

Contention Arises Over Sugar Regulation in Belize

Statutory Instrument Number Sixty-Two of 2023 is the document that is causing contention between the
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Love Staff May 17, 2023 No Comment

Will BSI/ASR Comply or Litigate? Legal Advice Sought Amidst Regulation

With this current contention and the BSI’s rejection of the new regulations, the question tonight
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Love Staff May 17, 2023 No Comment

BSI/ASR Disputes Sugar Regulation

And while that is the argument presented by Minister of Agriculture, Abelardo Mai, the BSI/ASR
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