By Zoila Palma: Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries, Rodwell Ferguson, toured several agricultural production facilities and farms in Spanish Lookout, Cayo District, as part of efforts to gain insight into the operations and challenges facing the sector.
The tour began at the Quality Poultry processing plant and hatchery, where Ferguson learned about the company’s production processes, including the standards used to determine the size of broiler chickens.
He later visited Western Dairies, touring its milk processing facility, which produces fresh packaged milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt and other dairy products.
Following lunch, the minister and his team visited two dairy farms, where they discussed challenges affecting the dairy industry with farmers and observed equipment used in milk collection.
The tour concluded at Bel-Car Export and Import Company, where discussions focused on crop production and export challenges during a visit to its packaging facilities and storage silos.
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By Zoila Palma: Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries, Rodwell Ferguson, toured several agricultural production facilities and farms in Spanish Lookout, Cayo District, as part of efforts to gain insight into the operations and challenges facing the sector. The tour began at the Quality Poultry processing plant and hatchery, where Ferguson learned
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