The Ministry of Agriculture today held a graduation ceremony for recipients of the Honey Production Redevelopment Support Project. The project, which is funded by the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) was signed in November 2018 between the Government of Belize and the CDF, with an initial budget of $281,959.00 USD providing one of the greatest boosts to the beekeeping industry in Belize.

It’s three major objectives were to increase rural livelihood opportunities through beekeeping in farming communities especially among women and youth; increase national production and productivity of beekeeping; and increase the quality of honey and honey products through the promotion of standards and good manufacturing practices.

To date the project has built the capacity of 100 new beekeepers and 42 existing beekeepers. The project has also provided all the tools and equipment necessary for a new beekeeper to start a beekeeping enterprise. Each of the beneficiaries of this project is benefitting from a total of over $4,000.00 worth of beekeeping necessities.