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Ministry of Agriculture; Food Security and Enterprise
Business & Economy
28 island stores ticketed for price violations
The Government of Belize, through the Supplies Control Unit (SCU) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, has been working to monitor grocery store prices nationwide. On Tuesday, January 7th, the SCU released a list of stores that were found to be violating price regulations. Among those cited were 28 stores from San Pedro Town in Ambergris Caye and six from Caye Caulker. In total, 152 stores nationwide were penalized for breaching these price regulations.
Government
Suspected Case of New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia Hominivorax) Identified
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) inform the public that a suspected case of New World Screwworm (NWS) is being investigated in the southwestern Toledo District. BAHA has dispatched technical teams to conduct the investigation, and the public will be advised of the progress.
Government
Government of Belize and CARICOM Development Fund Celebrate Successful Agricultural Initiative
The Government of Belize (GOB), through the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, in partnership with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Honey Production Redevelopment Support Project and the Covered Structures, Support to Small and Disadvantaged Farmers Project.
Government
MED Promotes Sustainable Growth and Digital Transformation in Belize
The Central Executing Unit of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) held a joint handing-over ceremony on April 23, for two specific projects. Through the Sustainable and Inclusive Belize (SAIB) project, six extension officers were contracted to support the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise in the project implementation by providing technical guidance and coordination support to the project activities at the district Level.
Community and Society
Belize remains on high alert for New World Screwworms
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, through the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA), continues to closely monitor the outbreak of New World screwworms in Central America. Scientifically named Cochliomyia hominivorax, countries like Panama and Costa Rica continue to be affected by screwworm outbreaks. While there are yet-to-be-reported cases in Belize, authorities remain on high alert as a possible outbreak can adversely affect the livestock, small stock, and avian industries.
Government
GOB Secures Funding for Rehabilitation of Corozal Free Zone Access Road
On January 11, 2024, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise and the Corozal Free Zone (CFZ), celebrated a momentous occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of approximately 1.6km of the Corozal Free Zone Access Road.
Government
Ministry of Agriculture and Taiwan ICDF Organize Lamb and Mutton Culinary Craft Workshop
In an effort to promote the domestic market of the sheep and goat industry in Belize, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, in collaboration with the Taiwan ICDF Breeding Sheep and Goat Production and Guidance System Enhancement Project (Sheep and Goat Protect Phase II), held a Lamb and Mutton Culinary Craft Workshop at the Food Processing Facility in Central Farm on November 22, 2023.
Business & Economy
Businesses ticketed for price gouging; almost a dozen violators in San Pedro
To control price gouging across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise created a Price Control Unit (PCU) and has sent inspectors to different municipalities to address non-compliant establishments. In San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the 11 stores visited by inspectors were ticketed for price control violations. In Caye Caulker, non-compliance was reported at 75% of businesses visited, and inspectors received minimal cooperation from establishments.
