| Dollars For Drought Damages |
| Thu, August 27, 2020 |
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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."
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