| Relief for Farmers Who Lost Due To COVID |
| Thu, August 27, 2020 |
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Hulse and his team made sure to carefully explain that the farmers will
get government aid, based on which adverse circumstances caused them to
lose business. One of the criteria that a farmer might qualify under is
the loss of revenue due to the COVID-induced shrinking of the markets
they supply.
Hulse explained how the program aids these types of farmers:
Hon. Godwin Hulse - Ministry of Agriculture
"The way this will be divided is as follows. For market contraction - and
that is exactly what it says. Because we reduced sales due to no tourists
coming, in many cases reduced exports. So, the market contracted, no fault
of the farmers, no fault of any of us. Poultry, dairy, vegetables, mainly
cabbage, melons, onions, potatoes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, and tomatoes,
cattle, pig, sheep, shrimp, pulse - pulse are seeds, in case you don't know
what that word means, and grain production in various farms in the
agricultural value chain was taken into consideration. An allocation of
Belize 7,349,498 dollars was designated for these. Farmers across the
country registered in the BAIMS program will qualify for support. That's
for market contraction."
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