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A major consideration is also being given to farmers whose crops were devastated by the droughts from last year or this year.

Here's how the Farmer Assistance Program helps these types of farmers to recover:

Hon. Godwin Hulse - Ministry of Agriculture

"For drought, as I told you before, while tourism suffered from COVID-19 principally, Agriculture got 3 hits: market contraction due to COVID, drought, which came before, and in some cases flood, which came afterword. Those are the sensitivity within the production, but this leg keeps standing and has to remain standing. For the drought, only sugar cane and vegetables, cabbage, onion, potatoes, sweet corn, sweet pepper, and tomatoes, production farmers operating in Cayo, Belize, Orange Walk, and Corozal districts, and registered with BAIMS, qualify for support, since the long drought primarily affected these districts. You'll recall when we had to make another sort of State of Emergency. We only the 4 districts. We didn't include Stann Creek and Toledo Districts because they were principally affected by drought. So, only farmers in these areas will receive relief based on drought, and the amount is allocated for them is $4,747, 892 Belize."