1. Renewable Energy: Micro Wind & Solar Power

MMRF has long utilized micro wind turbines and is expanding wind power into new farm structures. All of our electricity is currently produced through battery-based photovoltaic systems, making the farm fully powered by renewable energy.

2. Reducing Food Waste

Our integrated systems ensure that almost nothing goes to waste. Surplus food and byproducts from oil extraction feed livestock such as pigs, poultry, worms, and rabbits—creating a closed-loop nutrient cycle.

We also process organic waste through:

• Biogas plants – generating clean cooking fuel and nutrient-rich fertilizer
• Vermicomposting – producing castings for gardens and feed for poultry
• Black soldier fly cultivation – converting waste into animal feed and compost
• Composting & Biochar – improving soil fertility and locking carbon into the ground

3. Tropical Forests & Forest Restoration

Belize’s forests play a vital role in carbon sequestration. Through agroforestry, MMRF mimics the structure of tropical forests—combining fruit, timber, and native species to enhance soil health, moisture retention, and wildlife habitat.

Our reforestation efforts extend into buffer zones with the planting of high-value timber trees, turning degraded land into thriving carbon sinks.

5. Perennial Staple Crops

Perennial crops such as breadfruit, ramon nut, jackfruit, and peach palm offer long-term yields without the need for annual clearing or chemical inputs. These trees provide starches, fats, and proteins efficiently while sequestering carbon and stabilizing soils.

They also contribute to food security—if one crop fails, others fill the gap—and provide fodder for animals, as practiced by the ancient Maya.

6. Tree Intercropping & Multistrata Agroforestry

MMRF is a leader in multistrata agroforestry, an approach that layers trees, shrubs, and crops to replicate natural forests. We grow cacao, vanilla, coffee, turmeric, ginger, and other species beneath fruit and timber trees.

This system supports:

• Carbon sequestration
• Soil and water retention
• Habitat creation
• Diverse yields of food, fiber, and timber

Intercropping methods like inga alley cropping have also been introduced and shared through national training programs, expanding sustainable land use across Belize.

7. Biogas, Biochar & Biomass Energy

MMRF produces biogas for cooking using food waste, generating both methane fuel and nutrient-rich fertilizer. We also produce biochar, a stable form of carbon that enhances soil health and locks carbon away for centuries.

Locally abundant bamboo and other biomass sources provide renewable material for biochar and fuel. These systems transform waste into clean energy and soil restoration, reinforcing a circular economy at the farm.

8. Land Restoration & Carbon Sinks

Much of MMRF was once degraded citrus and cattle land. Today, it’s a regenerated ecosystem—producing food, fodder, timber, fiber, and medicinal plants while sequestering carbon and restoring fertility.

This model demonstrates that abandoned or degraded farmland can become productive again through thoughtful land management—improving both ecological health and local livelihoods.

9. Nutrient & Water Management

Healthy soils are central to carbon drawdown. We enrich them through composting, vermiculture, woody legumes, and biochar, supported by irrigation systems powered by solar water pumps and gravity flow. Swales and contour ditches retain moisture across the landscape, strengthening resilience during the dry season.