Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association

Impact of Fairtrade

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association 

Initial Perception 

a. Uncertainty 

b. Fear

c. Mistrust 

 

Institutional Strenghtening 

a. Employment of Technical and Professional Personnel 

b. Unification of the BSCFA 

c. Improved Management Systems, Practices & Policies 

 

Other Aspects of Improvement 

Promotion of integrated Management Practices from Land Clearing to Harvesting and Delivery of Cane

 

Increased Technical and Extension Services to Cane Farmers 

a. Provision of input fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, metarhizium 

b. Technical Training Programs 

 

Better Relationship with Stakeholders 

 

Community and Social Development 

a. Education-Infrastructure, equipment and materials, student grants 

b. Health-sickness grants, disability grants 

c. Social Assistance-elderly grants, funeral grants 

 

Protection and Environment 

a. Non-use of hazardous chemicals 

b. Safe-handling, storing and use of chemicals 

c. Use of biological controls 

d. Safe Equipment 

 

Establishment of relationships and affiliations with local and international organizations 

 

Empowerment of Cane Farmers 

 

a. Business Skills 

b. Planning techniques 

c. Negotiation Skills 

 

Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association 

Sugar Cane Production 

 

The Two Northern Districts of Belize in which the Sugar Cane Production is undertaken 

 

a. Corozal District 

b. Orange Walk District 

 

Also, the Belize Sugar Industry is the only mill that produces sugar and molasses. 

•  Approximately 15,000 persons are employed at the Sugar Industry

• Approximately 45,000 persons benefit from the Industry 

• Approximately 60,000 acres of land are under Sugar Cane Cultivation

 

Sugar Cane Cultivation Undertaken by: 

1. Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Assocation 

2. Belize Sugar Industry Limited 

 

The Sugar Cane Deliveries for the last four crops: long tons 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belize Sugar Industries Limited Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar Production for last four crops: long tongs 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar Exports for last four crops: long tons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belize Cogeneration Energy Limited (BELCOGEN) generates energy from the sugar cane, bagasse, for sugar production and the suppply of electricity to the national grid. BELCOGEN is a wholly owned subsidiary of BSI

 

Electricity owned to the National Grid: MWH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity sold by BELCOGEN to the national grid: % of Net MW