Welcome to the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation (BMDC) Market and Information portal.
The BMDC is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise with the mandate to assist in the economic development of Belize by ensuring food security, enhancing product development, providing marketing services for small agro-businesses, and operating on an environmentally friendly, sustainable and viable basis.
To our visitors it is our hope that you find this site as a useful source of information on our local Belizean agro-products and to encourage you to do business with our local partners and stakeholders.
To our Belizean producers and agro processors we hope to serve you in showcasing and marketing your products in the most efficient and effective manner both locally and globally.
We take pride in serving our Belizean farmers, producers and agro-processors of Belize.
Who We Are
We are a team of XX people & 4 branches located across the country, Our goal is to facilitate & grow the local markets of Belize & Belize produced products
What We Do
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How We Work
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Vision
Statement
To become a proactive and dynamic business corporation providing quality and wholesome products and efficient services to its customers in a timely, reliable, and competitive manner.
Mission
Statement
To promote, develop and deliver high quality goods and services to our clients in a cost effective and competitive manner using a business/investment approach thereby contributing to the economic development of Belize and providing sustainable food supply for the population.
Highest Quality
Locally Produced
Harvested from producers country wide!
100% Natural
Eat local, consume local, closer to nature.
Curated Products
Eco Friendly Advocate
Alway Fresh
Sustainable
Chemical free consumption IN and ON your body.
Belize City Branch
- 227-2585/7402/3409
- info@bmdc.bz
- 117 North Front Street
- The BMDC headquarter is located inside the government compound at 117 North Front Street, close to the Tourism village and the Mirab shopping centre. The BMDC shares a building with other government offices and is located on the right wing, ground floor of the Government Building.
- The Headquarters facility includes the main administrative offices, the BMDC conference area and a warehouse facility. Staff and management meetings are held at this location as well as staff workshops and training. The office facilities are also used for business discussions and planning sessions with the staff and SME’s personnel doing business with the BMDC.
- Entrepreneurial support office helps small business and Entrepreneurs who are seeking assistance in market orientation and product development. Our personnel guides and small business ventures visit our offices.
- The Branch marketing and distribution arm is equipped with a delivery truck and a cargo cycle for the ease of deliveries trough out the city and surrounding district businesses. The branch is serviced by a team of sales personnel, drivers, delivery assistants and warehouse management. Efficient delivery service is ensured using cargo cycle for easy maneuvering throughout the city’s narrow streets and busy lanes.
Our Team
We Are The Best Team
Orange Walk Town
- +501-670-3842
- info@bmdc.bz
- San Lorenzo Avenue
- Visit us an discover how innovative thinking, leadership through service, and above all, our unwavering commitment to saving people money works to the benefit of producers and consumers. We provide an extensive variety of locally manufactured products at unbeatable prices. At the BMDC, we fervently believe that no family should have to choose between food that is good for them and food they can afford. Every citizen should have easy access to wholesome and healthy Belizean products, no matter where they live.
- Also located in our Branch is the Belize Shop, this one-of-a-kind shop offers a unique variety of 100% Belizean made products from all over the country. The shop offers a gratifying and patriotic shopping experience. The Belize Shop is the one stop location for all your quality “Made in Belize” products, its operations assist the many entrepreneurs in showcasing their products to the local and visiting populace.
- The Belize Marketing & Development Corporation is committed to staying true to its mandate of housing, promoting, and building awareness of the vastly growing verity of locally manufactured products. We’ll continue to be a rock for local manufacturers, providing a range of services designed to improve the way of life of local Argo-Processors. Moreover, we’ll continue to assist more customers do what they aspire to do for themselves and their families; to save money and live better & healthier lives.
Local Marketing & Distribution
Wholesale & Retail
Market Orientation
Food Security
Market Linkage
Local advertising
Product Packaging and Labeling
Marketing Plan Development
Product Development
Branding
Big Falls Mill
- +501-702-2090
- info@bmdc.bz
- Toledo District
- One of the most important operations of the BMDC involves the milling of rice paddy in the southernmost district of Belize, Toledo. Milling facilities at the Big Falls village were transferred and fitted in 1977.
- Rice cultivation and purchasing of rice paddy in the Toledo district had been carried out by the Belize marketing board since the year 1961, where the operations involved cleaning and drying of paddy and then transferring to Belize City by Boat for milling.
- The opening of the mill came as an effort to create jobs provide an alternative livelihood and reduce poverty in the Toledo District. With the milling facilities in place storage facilities with a capacity to store 4 million pounds of paddy were completed in 1979. A modern rice mill, a new dryer and cleaner were installed, and the storage capacity of the mill was expanded to hold 8 million pounds of paddy in 2003. Through its milling and marketing operations more than 55 villages in the Toledo and Stann Creek district have benefited from the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation rice initiative in the south.
- Rice Production in the Toledo and Stann Creek area has benefited from direct assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture which offers high level technical support throughout the production process. With the guidance of the Ministry and its multiple partners rice production in the south is experiencing a highly awaited improvement in the quality of paddy being produced.
- Initially only Milpa farmers were present in the south and would make use of the mill, today both Milpa and Mechanized farmers have been delivering paddy to the BMDC mill.
Our Products
San Pedro Depot
- +501-653-8048
- info@bmdc.bz
- San Pedro Town
- The Belize Marketing and Development Corporation (BMDC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise. We have proudly been promoting local products when these are in season. To assist our local farmers and small agro-processors, and to minimize food loss to these farmers, the BMDC is constantly adding new products to our growing product line. In this manner, the corporation also lives up to its commitment of finding markets for the products of these small farmers while ensuring food security to our local market. Our newly opened San Pedro outlet is one of the main ways to assist our farmers and agro processors by providing a secure sale for them while also providing that tourist destination with the option of locally produced quality products.
- Our branch was opened in early December 2022 and since then, there has been a constant supply of local products moving through our store. Our product line ranges from vegetables grown in the Cayo District, honey produced by the Orange Walk Beekeepers Cooperative Society Ltd., rice produced at the Big Falls rice mill, sauces, and coconut oil from the Baking Pot brand in Cayo, seasoning for meals and even fruit pulps derived from natural fruits produced in the Cayo and Orange Walk Districts.
- The BMDC aims to promote Locally produced quality products to assure our farmers and agro processors a secure livelihood and with our continued efforts in sourcing new products, we will ensure the corporation is seen as a pro-farmer entity. All improvements to our premises are to better serve these very important players in our agriculture sector and the overall Belizean economy.
