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Training on coconut production held in Belmopan
Belmopan, CAYO. Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Coconut producers today gathered at the George Price Center in Belmopan for a workshop on production technology.
The objective of the day-long training was to instruct farmers in good agricultural practices and integrated pest management in coconut production.
The main participants of today’s workshop were coconut producers, investors, Extension Officers and technical personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The event was facilitated by Dr. Campton Paul and Dr. Evans Ramikhelawan from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute.
The workshop was funded by the European Union through the Coconut Development Project for the Caribbean.
With the conclusion of today’s workshop, it is expected that coconut producers will adopt improved agricultural practices and better control pests thus enabling them to increase production, productivity and quality.