HIVE-AID
The purpose of this feature is to increase awareness of the beekeeping projects funded by various aid organisations, and thus stimulate the exchange of information between them. IFS, the International Foundation for Science, found in 1972, is a non-governmental organisation with a membership of 85 scientific academies and research councils in 71 countries, of which two-thirds are in developing countries and one-third in industrial countries. The Foundation is governed by an International Board of Trustees, which is elected every three years, at General Assembly. The Secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden. The Foundation supports young scientists of merit. Their research must fall within the areas of aquaculture, animal production, crop science, forestry, food science, natural products, and rural technology. Besides being from a developing country, the researcher must be attached to an institution which provides salaries and basic research facilities. Research grant applications are submitted directly to the IFS Secretariat, which relies on an extensive network of senior scientists to evaluate an applicant on the basis of his or her education and training, the scientific quality of the proposed research, and the relevance of the work to the needs of the country. Eleven countries, as well as a number of aid organisations contribute to the Foundation’s budget, which in 1988 was approximately US$ 4.5 million. IFS, Grev Turegatan 19, S 11438 Stockholm, Sweden.
IFS has supported the following honeybee related research projects:
PROJECT COUNTRY
RESEARCHER
DETAILS OF RESEARCH
Dr Yeboah-Gyan, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi
Assessment of the efficiency of Ahomafufuo (Allophylus spp) extracts as plant-derived anaesthesia for honeybees Apis mellifera.
M_ Dicko, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Foréts, Bamako
Comparison
GHANA
NUMBER B/1205-1
MALI
G/O-1698
Mr
NEPAL
C/0907-1
Maskey Meera, Tribhuvan versity, Kathmandu
C/1140-1
Dr Cleofas Cervancia, University of the Philippines at Los Banos
Insect pollination in selected vegetable crops.
B/1128-1
Adelaida Costales, Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Bagui City Lap Pham Van, University of Hanoi
Apiculture under different reforestation species in Benguet.
PHILIPPINES
Uni-
between different types of bee hives for rural adaptation in Mali.
A study of nectar and pollen yielding plant resources in the Kathmandu Valley.
;
VIETNAM
B/1431-1
ARGENTINA
B/1446-1
Dr N A Fernandez, Universidad Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata
Varroa disease of the honeybees in the Pampas region of Argentina.
MEXICO
B/1425-1
Carlos [Echazarreta, Universidad Auténoma de Yucatan, Merida
A comparative study of drone re-
Lourdes Almeida, Universidad Cen-
Analysis of foraging behaviour and of some responses related to defensive behaviour of honeybees Apis-
VENEZUELA
B/1417-1
tral de Venezuela, Maracay
Selection for prolific Apis cerana queen bees.
production in Africanized and European honeybee Apis mellifera colonies.
mellifera.
SUDAN
B/1032-1
Paul Lokadito, Community Development Support Unit, Juba
Apiculture/Beekeeping
SOURCES OF GRANT AID FOR APICGULTGRAL DEVELOPMENT This is one of the Source Materials for Apiculture leaflets originally published by IBRA in 1981, with a second edition in 1985 (along with french and spanish translations in 1984). The leaflet gives the names and addresses of aid agencies and other organisations that may finance beekeeping development projects. Since its first publication this leaflet has been in continuous demand, and many thousands of copies have been distributed. Some of the material is now out-of-date and a new edition is in preparation. If you know of, or work for, an agency which is funding beekeeping development and should be included in the list, then please send details to Nicola Bradbear at IBRA. The information needed is: Name and acronym of the organisation, whether a descriptive leaflet is available, type of support given, type of proposals required, who may apply for funding, and any special priorities, conditions or geographical areas.
