Project Name：Belize Agricultural Product Processing Innovation and Incubation Project

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Belize, Central America

Project Description：

Belize’s agricultural exports account for more than 60% of its total exports, yet about 40% of domestic food demand is still met through imports, indicating significant potential for growth in the local food processing sector. The core challenge is the absence of an integrated system to support the development of the agricultural processing industry, including limited processing facilities and technology, weak industrial chain integration, and an underdeveloped market distribution network.

Moving forward, the Central Farm Food Processing Center will serve as a foundation for strengthening linkages with the tourism industry through facility upgrades, the establishment of incubation bases, and the development of specialty agricultural products. These efforts aim to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals while advancing Taiwan’s broader national development and foreign policy objectives.

Region：Central America

Implementation Start Date：2026-02-09

Implementation End Date：2030-07-31

Project Objectives：

1. Upgrade processing technology and establish a food processing and incubation center to assist Belize in developing the agricultural product processing industry in the long term.

2. Promote the training and guidance of new entrepreneurs in agricultural product processing.

3. Strengthen the connection between production and sales of local products.

Executing Agency：

Technical Mission in Belize; Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries of Belize.

Current Progress：

To the end of March 2026, the following activities have been completed：
1. Completed a draft MOU with the University of Belize to formalize the partnership for technical support and incubation capacity development.

Project Contact：Tzu-yi Chang

Phone：+886-2-28886021

E-mail：t.yi.chang@icdf.org.tw