Handing over Ceremony of Gardening Materials to Preschools in the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts

March 19th 2021

Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, was the guest speaker at a handing over ceremony of gardening materials to preschools in the Orange Walk and Corozal districts. The ceremony was part of the activities being held for Childhood Stimulation Month and took place at the Louisiana Government Preschool in Orange Walk Town.

Receiving the gardening materials were officials from the Orange Walk and Corozal District Education Centers. The gardening materials include 5,000 seeds of assorted vegetables, seed planting trays and germination mix. After the handing over, there was a seed planting demonstration carried out by Miguel Huertas, Ministry of Agriculture Extension Service, and preschooler Aiden Melendez.

In his remarks, Minister Mai emphasized the importance of gardening and its contribution to education, not only for healthier diets, but also as a means of furthering science education and agricultural skills. He stated that while today’s ceremony will impact children in Orange Walk and Corozal, preschoolers nationwide will receive the same materials.

Also in attendance were Servulo Baeza, CEO in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise; Dian Maheia, CEO in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology; teachers and other invited guests.