Jose Abelardo Mai Awarded for Contributions to Agriculture

Last week, Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai was presented with an award by the Caribbean Chicken Poultry Company for his work in strengthening the poultry industry in Belize. Earlier this week, he received another award, this time, from the cattle committee, for his efforts in ensuring that Belize has a resilient cattle industry. We spoke with him about the honor of receiving these awards, here’s what he had to say.

 

Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture

“They believe that I have done a lot in the industry and that they feel that they should award me. I am humbled by that award, and I will accept it with that humility, I will accept it. And I thank them for it. I think that we all agree that the cattle industry has moved forward from a dying industry to a very strong industry. A tone of ninety million dollars and so they saw it fit to give me this award and I’m honored by that award.”