On June 28, representatives from Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited Maskall Village to monitor and evaluate the JICA Cold Storage Project in that village.
The JICA Resident Representative received first hand reports from onion farmers on the storage of onions in the recently established cold storage units. Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also joined the in the discussion and saw the success of the cold storage initiatives.
The project which was donated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), comes under the Development of Agriculture Cooperatives and the Improvement of Management Capacity. The total cost of project is $186,000, with Government of Belize supporting 15 percent in technical assistance. The Four 40-feet cold storage units were delivered to farmer groups in the districts of Corozal, Orange Walk, Belize and Cayo.
