15 women from the village of San Narciso and San Victor in the Corozal District received two days of training on Poultry Health Management.

The women, who are beneficiaries under the Resilient Rural Belize project, received training on proper bio-security and husbandry practices. They also learnt about the different diseases and vaccines administered to poultry. At the end of the training each participant was awarded a certificate of completion.

The training was organized by Resilient Rural Belize Extension Officer Ms. Sandra Medina and Extension Officer from the Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Emilio Perez. Facilitators for the training were Dr. Joe Myers & Mr. Sair Pech from the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA), along with Dr. Victor Gongora and Mr. Armando Cowo from the Belize Poultry Association.