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Fruit Tree Propagation Training
the Court ordered that the Application Notice together wit h the supporting affidavits be served on you, the Respondents, by two consecutive publications o f this notice. Copies of the Application Notice may be obtained from the General Registry situate at No. 1 Treasury Lane, Belize City Belize, telephone number (501) 227 7377 or from the Applicants ’ Attorneys-at-Law whose name and address appears below.
3. If you, or anyone wish(es) to object to the application you must file a notice of objection giving the reason for objection to the High Court within 6 weeks of the date of the second publication inclusive of the date of such publication, or, attend court on the date of the Case Management Conference.
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4. Case Management Conference is set for the 30th day of March, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. virtually before Madam Justice Farnese via Microsoft Teams The link for the hearing may b e obtained from the General Registry a day before the hearing.
Dated the 20th day of February, 202 3
WA Lindo LLP
Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicants
Per: William A. Lindo
No. 1583 Life Avenue – U/F
University Heights Area, Belize City
Telephone: (501) 223 4537
Email: info@walindo.law; william@walindo.law
The Belize District Agriculture Department today hosted a fruit tree propagation training at the farm of Mr. Rondolph Griffith in the Santana community located on the old Northern Highway. Twenty-five fruit producers from the surrounding communities were in attendance.
The objective of the training was to build capacity of growers in asexual propagation practices (budding and grafting).
During the hands-on training, the growers familiarized themselves with a range of propagation techniques of fruit trees, such as the use of air-layering in lychee and guava; and grafting techniques in soursop, mango, avocado, and sapodilla. They were also introduced to aspects of fruit tree management (pruning, fertilization, irrigation and pest management).
Advantages of the techniques to fruit production include resistance to certain insects and diseases, and performance in various soil drainage types.
Most dwarf rootstocks are also precocious, meaning that they bear fruit early in the tree’s life.
The objective of the department is to promote crop diversification and to increase year-round availability of fruits promoting food security. Priority fruits of value chain interest to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise include soursop, pineapple, pitahaya (dragon fruit) and coconuts for the export market.
The Tropical Fruit Program of the department is designed to assist farmers/ fruit growers with all aspects of production. Other information and workshops will be offered periodically during the year and will target a variety of topics for specific fruit in management and best practices.
The training was facilitated by Mr. John Sanchez of the Stann Creek Department of Agriculture and coordinated by Extension Officer’s Mr. Marvin Blades and Mr. Noel Ramos.
