School feeding programs in Belize are using a more holistic and integrated approach of establishing gardens to produce fruits and vegetables to supply to the kitchen for consumption by the schoolchildren. It is in this context that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture along with the Horticulture unit of the Ministry of Agriculture are working together on establishing a school garden at one of the primary schools in the city of Belmopan.
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Mexico City
May 20, 2026
The meeting highlighted the importance of strengthening regional cooperation, underscoring the value of joint work among countries and institutions to reinforce technical and operational capacities in the region, and advancing toward harmonized mechanisms that improve epidemiological surveillance, information exchange and animal movement control against the NWS.
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San José
May 7, 2026
Also addressed in the meeting were the issues caused by the El Niño phenomenon in the region, and the need to build tools that facilitate decision-making based on scientific evidence and lessons learned.
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Belize
June 18, 2020
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