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BAHA - TRAINING TODAY
LEADING BELIZE'S AGRICULTURE INTO THE FUTURE

An extensive training programme to improve and upgrade the expertise of its entire staff continues this month at the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA).

Earlier this year BAHA embarked upon the comprehensive training programme designed to upgrade staffs' existing skills and knowledge. The return for this investment in education is the provision of optimum, competent and professional services in Food Safety, Quarantine, Plant and Animal Health for the general public, farmers, producers, exporters and importers as well as other related organizations. To date the programme has facilitated 35 courses and workshops with significant benefits to over 400 participants.

Recent highlights were the overseas training in Water Quality and Residue Analysis Testing by personnel of the Food Safety's Central Investigation Laboratory and a local workshop on the Inspection and Identification of Pest and Weeds of Quarantine Importance. A Plant Health Officer benefited from a one-month internship in Costa Rica to strengthen his knowledge in Integrated Pest Management, while the Animal Health Department, together with industry, received invaluable in-country training in the Identification and Control of Poultry Diseases.

Training for BAHA staff continues in October with courses in Bee Diseases Recognition and Management; Dairy Herd Management; Food Borne Disease Investigation and Surveillance; Quarantine Fumigation Methods and Entomology. In the spirit of full cooperation with other regulatory bodies as well as the industries benefiting from BAHA's services, the Authority invites participation in these training opportunities where possible.

To find out more about BAHA and the services we offer, please visit our website at or call at any of the offices countrywide.

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