Hundreds of civil society and Indigenous Peoples
organizations call on the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization to renounce a planned
alliance with CropLife International - a global
trade association representing the interests of
companies that produce and promote pesticides.
Our
Mission: The mission
of Pro-Organic Belize is to educate,
inspire, and encourage farmers regarding
the benefits and opportunities of a
sustainable pro-organic system of
agriculture that regenerates the soil, and
to educate consumers on the health
benefits of pesticide-free produce.
Objectives and Goals:
Through education and supportive
services, we help farmers and consumers
understand the benefits and opportunities
in growing and consuming organically grown
food -- toward the essential shift in
agriculture from using toxic chemicals
that compromise the integrity of the
environment, our food, our water, our
soil, and our health to natural more
cost-effective agricultural practices that
promote well-being and sustainability.
Projects and Activities
Pro-Organic Belize Pesticide-Free
Consumers Group In response
to many people now wanting to buy
safer produce, POB has organized a
pesticide-free consumers group,
which started operating in the San
Ignacio area in October 2016. Due to
its success, membership opened to
individuals, families and businesses
in the Belmopan area as well. If you
wish to participate, send an email
toproorganicbelize@gmail.com
requesting to receive our
pesticide-free farmer's
harvest lists emailed to you
each week. Click
here for more details
on how to purchase safer,
cleaner, healthier
produce to feed your
family. (Coming
soon...Deliveries to Belize
City.)
Dr. Stephanie Seneff
With
other Belizean organizations concerned
about the environment and food
safety, we sponsored a project to
bring globally recognized authority
Dr. Stephani Seneff to Belize in
April 2017. She testified before the
Pesticide Control Board and spoke to
farmers and the public about the
dangers of using glyphosate on
farmland. It is our intention to
reveal the truth about the
consequences to the environment and
our health toward achieving a ban on
glyphosate. Visit the ban-glyphosate
website for articles, information,
videos, and podcasts toward
understanding this grave threat.
Unlike many other
countries, Belize has not yet
implemented a regular program to test
for toxic residues left on fruits
& vegetables, locally grown or
imported. According
to
the WTO (World Trade Org.), since we
do not require testing for our own
locally grown produce, imported
produce coming from other countries
is exempt from testing. We are
working to foster a plan toward
testing food to insure it is clean
and safe to consume.
Meetings All
POB members and friends are welcome
to attend general and board
meetings. NOTICE: Due to Covid10,
until further notice all meetings
are held online via zoom.
Monthly
Speakers Program Speakers
and presentations are held early
each month. Until Covid restrictions
are over presentations will be held
online via zoom.
Click
here for a list of past and
future speakers.
Send
an email to
proorganicbelize@gmail.com to be
notified of future speakers, date,
time and venue. Please type
speakers in subject box.
We also participate
in:
World
Food Day October usually held in
October.
The
National Agriculture and Trade
Show (NATS) is held yearly in
Belmopan.
The Sustainable
Harvest International (SHI) Organic Fair
held annually in the fall.
Belmopan BTIA Expo to
be announced
Regeneration Belize
Tropical Agriculture Conference. All
interested in Belizean agriculture and food
are encouraged to attend. The event takes
place in November. Free entry to all sessions.
Click on logo below to visit the
Regeneration Belize Facebook page.
Membership:
$25/year general
voting membership. Meetings are third
Tuesday of the month at Maya Mountain Lodge
at 11am, followed by lunch (optional), then
speaker presentation at 1:15pm.
$100/year business
membership for any organization or
business wishing to support the
Pro-Organic Belize mission. Supporters are
authorized to display a special
certificate and will receive a free ad on
our website.