April 22, 2022:

This morning the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with IICA and the Canadian Fund for local Initiative handed over seedlings to Ms. Ivone Codd from the Ministry of Education. The seedlings are to be distributed to selected schools in the Belize District.

The seedling distribution follows an initiative by both the MAFSE and MOECYS to introduce gardening to urban schools and to assist with school feeding programs. Three is also the hope schools will include planting seedlings as part of their curriculum. Seedlings have previously been successfully grown by city schools like Stella Maris School in Belize City.