Belize: A National Report on the Development of Education, 1994-1996

Belize's economy is based primarily on agricultural exports (mainly sugar, citrus, banana and fish), tourism, light manufacturing and subsistence agriculture. Belize ability to diversify it's economic base, will in part depend on a population and labor force which is more highly skilled in technology, business and crafts to more aggressively exploit its natural resources, especially in eco-tourism, fisheries and agriculture.