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Given Belize’s long-standing tradition as an agricultural connoisseur, the opportunities for agribusiness investments are immense! Our close proximity to the North American, Central American, South American and Caribbean markets offers easy access to top markets. Likewise, the availability of productive land resources for a wide range of agricultural commodities means that both input provisions and output processing activities continuously spell out great prospects.

Agribusiness serves as the foundation of the Belizean economy and continues to be the base force propelling the local productive sectors onward. To date, the once traditional agricultural productions (i.e., citrus, banana, sugar cane) have been undergoing gradual, yet planned transformation – broadening its pillars to encompass sectors, such as agro-processing, aquaculture, green gold crops (i.e., grains, chocolate beans, cottons), renewable energy crops (i.e., sorghum, sugar crops), and organic crops farming.

Agribusiness Overview
  • Traditional Agricultural Commodities (grains [rice, corn], legumes [assorted beans], assorted vegetables, fruits & assortments [sugar cane, citrus, banana, pitaya, pineapple, mango])
  • Organic Agricultural Commodities (grains [rice, corn], legumes [assorted beans], assorted vegetables)
  • Aquaculture (fresh-water farming [tilapia], salt-water farming [cobia, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, conch, fin fish)
  • Livestock Farming (dairy use, cattle meat production)
  • BioFuel Production (bio-diesel), Feedstock Production (sugar cane, sorghum, Jatropha);
  • AgroProcessing (citrus juice, fine sugar, pepper sauce, corn cereal, coconut and cohune oil, chocolate, fillet, sausage, assorted sauces and powders)
  • Agricultural Inputs (NPK granular fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides)
 
Competitive Advantages:
  • Strategic location: close market proximity to North American, Central American, South American, and the Caribbean markets.
  • Availability of high-yield arable land: over 1,998,230 acres (38%) of the total land area are considered agriculturally suitable.
  • Well-positioned for organic and eco-labeled production: branded with an aura of quality and distinctiveness pursued by consumers in the new era.
  • An abundant pool of skilled and vibrant workforce.
  • Not within the high hurricane landfall probability belt.
  • All-year round mild average water temperature of 80o F (27 o C).
  • Long-Standing Democratic System with an Independent judiciary.
  • Stable foreign exchange rate: fixed (pegged) to the US dollar since 1978
  • No limitation on the repatriation of profits or dividends.
  • Availability of government incentives: Fiscal Incentives Program, Export Processing Zone Program, Commercial Free Zone Program, Qualified Retired Persons Program.
  • Preferential Market Access: European Union, CARICOM nations, Caribbean Basin Initiatives (USA), Favorable trading relationships with Central American nations.
Investment Opportunities
It is irrefutable that regardless of how advanced the technology may be, “food” remains the indispensable need that overrides other priorities in our daily life. As such, the Government of Belize has been relentlessly assigning high emphasis on securing access to foods, while encouraging the trading of viable national surpluses for long-term diversity. Additional opportunities include:
  • Production of raw produce (agri-produce, organic agri-produce, aquaculture)
  • Production of non-traditional products: orchids, hydroponics, Greenhouse commodities.
  • Value-addition to agri-produce, aquaculture products, and livestock
  • BioFuel (power generation, ethanol, bio-diesel)
  • Production of inputs (agri-inputs [e.g., organic fertilizer], packaging)
  • Provision of storage and export-handling facilities for agro – products (mobile and fixed)
  • Transportation and delivery of end produce to consumers (local and export)
  • uropean Union, CARICOM nations, Caribbean Basin Initiatives (USA), Favorable trading relationships with Central American nations.

DISTRICT / REGION

COMMODITIES

Corozal

Black Beans, Red Kidney Beans, Yellow Corn, White Corn, Sorghum, Sugar Cane, Papaya, Peanuts, Plantain, Honey

Orange Walk

Red Kidney Beans, Black Eye Peas, Yellow Corn, Rice, Sorghum, Soy Beans, Sugar Cane, Hot Pepper, Papaya, Peanuts, Plantain, Cattle, Milk, Honey, Cotton

Belize

Coconuts, Cashews

Cayo

Red Kidney Beans, Black Eye Peas, Yellow Corn, White Corn, Rice, Sorghum, Soy Beans, Peanuts, Plantain, Coconuts, Cattle, Milk, Honey, Tilapia, Bio-Diesel

Stann Creek

Black Beans, Hot Pepper, Orange, Grape Fruit, Banana, Coconuts, Shrimp

Toledo

Black Beans, White Corn, Rice, Hot Pepper, Cacao, Cattle

Offshore / Water Areas

Cobia, Lobster, Conch, Fin Fish, Crabs, Sea Cucumber

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3401 Mountain View Blvd., Suite 201
Belmopan, Cayo
​Belize, Central America
beltraide@belizeinvest.org.bz
+501 880-3737/0137 (HQ Belmopan)
+501 280-3195 (SBDC)
+501 280-0323 (BTEC)


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  • BELTRAIDE
    • About Beltraide
    • GEM Report
  • BelizeINVEST
    • Why Belize? >
      • Skilled Labour
      • Strategic Locations
      • Pro-Business Environment
      • Friendly Tax Regime
      • Investment Incentives
      • Our Success Stories
    • Industries >
      • Tourism & Medical Tourism
      • Offshore Outsourcing
      • Agribusiness & Agro-processing
      • Fisheries & Aquaculture
      • Sustainable Energy
      • Light Manufacturing & Logistics
    • Doing Business in Belize? >
      • Business Registration
      • Company Incorporation
      • Trade License
      • Business Tax Registration
      • General Sales Tax Registration
      • Bank Account Establishment
      • Companies
    • Investment Portfolio >
      • Investment Concepts
      • Investment Projects
    • COVID-19: Ongoing Investment Support
  • BTEC
    • BTEC Conference Facility Rentals
  • EXPORTBelize
    • Export Helpdesk >
      • Artist Toolkit
      • Export Readiness Self-Assessment
      • Export Process
      • Export Business Plan Guide
      • Financing Guide
      • Export Publications
      • Global Trade Links
    • Market Access >
      • Trade Agreements
      • Trade Shows and Missions
      • Market Pointers
    • CETSuspension
  • SBDCBelize
    • Our Success Stories
    • Your Business Tools >
      • Startups
      • Establishing A Business >
        • Become A Client
      • Policies & Strategies
      • FAQs
  • Resources
    • National Competitiveness Month
    • Investment Services Network
    • Blog
    • Invest Belize Magazine
  • Publications
  • VKC