Twenty-five individuals, comprising of Livestock Technical Officers from the Ministry of Agriculture, BAHA, BLPA, University of Belize lecturer and sheep and goat farmers are currently attending a three-day training on “Sheep and Goat Slaughtering and Nutrition Management Workshop” at the Drift Inn & Aguada Hotel in Santa Elena.

The training is through a collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) and the Taiwan ICDF Breeding Sheep and Goat Production and Guidance System Enhancement Project.

The aim of the workshop is to train instructors in Sheep and Goat Nutrition Feeding Management and Slaughtering Techniques. Whereas creating value adding to the local lamb and mutton while improving the productivity of the national sheep and goat industry in Belize. The training includes sessions of nutrition management, hygiene practices of slaughterhouse, animal welfare and meat cuts processing, as well as demonstrations and practices in slaughtering and carcass production. Facilitators for the training are three experts from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala.