UDP GOVERNMENT GAINS 2 MORE POINTS ON PERFORMANCE REPORT. NEW SCORE 18%

UDP GOVERNMENT GAINS 2 MORE POINTS ON PERFORMANCE REPORT CARD

With the appointment of a member of the BLUE CREEK rice producing Mennonite community to the Belize Marketing Board, the dysfunctional organization might start to shape up. I believe the move is a SMART one by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. To combine the profitable hard working techniques of our major agriculture producers in Belize with the quasi functions of the Belize Marketing Board. I believe this is a step in the right direction, but would recommend a Mennonite from Spanish Lookout and any Mennonite group in the Toledo District also. Diverse Mennonite agriculture interests would harness the technical expertise, that is not available by any amount of foreign consultants.
The MARKETING BOARD is expected to run at a LOSS. As a government entity, the function, or MISSION STATEMENT is to instigate and encourage small farmers to become successful, by providing a guaranteed market for small farmer produce. The nation of Belize has approached a turning point, where we now EXPORT numerous agriculture products. While the Mission Statement goals are still valid, and the extra guarantee of markets a useful tool for development, of agriculture in Belize, the introduction of the massive TECHNICAL COMPETENCE of hard working MENNONITES can only be a PLUS for the managment team at the Belize Marketing Board. THEY and almost THEY ALONE ( the local Mennonites ) have transformed Belize in AGRICULTURE to what it is today, from colonial days of foreign exploitation.