And today we asked the Minister of New Growth Industries if he would support an ostrich industry in Belize. He was open to the idea, but added that there needs to be assessments done to see if it is actually a viable industry and that it won't affect the ecosystem. But once it passes those checkmarks, he wouldn't mind greenlighting it as an official industry.
Hon. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries
"I vague know about it but I would want to agree with you that since it's a new industry, it ought to have some involvement of our New Growth Industries Ministry and so I'm going to be inquiring from the Ministry of Forestry and the Environment to see what the objections are because I believe there may be concerns because it's not an animal that is native to Belize that in fact there may be."
"Some issues with introducing it into our ecosystem but I would have to see what those concerns are. If you ask me right off the bat, I would say I encourage all new industries but of course we have to look at any negative effects that may come from introducing the new species to Belize but if there are no concerns, I fully support."
He added that, so far, no one has approached him with the idea.
