On May 12th 2022, the Guatemalan Vice Minister of Agriculture for the Peten Department Ingeniero Elmer Oliva Pacheco were on a 2 day technical visit to Belize upon an invitation from the Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Hon. Jose Abelardo Mai.
The Vice Minister was accompanied by Ing. Juan Carlos Barquin, Chief Agriculture Officer for Peten, and Ing. Maynor Arevalo Dubon, Director for Agricultural Development for Peten.
The purpose of the visit was for the delegation to establish linkages between both Ministries for future cooperation since Belize and Peten share similar geographic conditions, similar crops and population profiles.
During there visit the Ministry of Agriculture had the opportunity to present on the programs and projects the Ministry has been working on, as well discuss cooperation between both Agriculture Ministries. On the second day the delegation toured the Central Farm Agriculture Station.
