The National Agriculture and Trade Show – May

The National Agriculture and Trade Show (NATS), the largest and brightest agriculture and trade show in Belize. Since its establishment in 1970 the show has grown by leaps and bounds. The 2011 fair have been expanded to be an international show as several countries of Central America have been invited to participate.

The National Agriculture & Trade Show is Belize’s leading agricultural show which is organized by the National Agriculture & Trade Show Committee in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries.

The Ministry of Agriculture has committed to make this year’s show focus more on the agriculture and agro-industry sectors. Zoning of the grounds will be implemented this year to have better control of the number and distribution of bars. The dates for this year’s Show are from the 3 – 5 May, 2013.

Held in the Nation’s Capital the show is well attended as it attracted over 32,000 show goers over three days. The main objective of the show is to educating the public on the importance of agriculture and its contribution to the Belizean economy and food security.  Since its establishment in 1970 the show has grown by leaps and bounds.

The major highlights of the show included:

Judging of Crops and Livestock displays
Judging of Commercial and Industrial display booths
Tractor operation contest
Coconut husking contest
Aerial spraying display
Selection of Miss Agriculture
Musical Entertainment by local musicians/groups
Horse riding
Honoring of Farmer of Year
Rodeo
Dog Show
Canoe Race
Motocross Show

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