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More at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingbelizenews.com\/2024\/02\/15\/ministry-of-agriculture-meets-with-representatives-of-participatory-integrated-climate-services-for-agriculture-in-belize\/\">Breaking Belize News<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-831\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-831\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/02\/Peter-in-Belize2_BelizeMinistryofAgriculture-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Dorward (University of Reading) and colleagues from the Ministry of Agriculture talking in a field in Belize.\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/02\/Peter-in-Belize2_BelizeMinistryofAgriculture-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/02\/Peter-in-Belize2_BelizeMinistryofAgriculture-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2024\/02\/Peter-in-Belize2_BelizeMinistryofAgriculture.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Dorward learns about the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in Belize. 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