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 ofinformation 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, ofwhich 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 ofsenior scientists to evaluate an applicant on the basis ofhis or her education and training, the scientific quality of the proposed research, and the relevance of the work to the needs ofthe 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, Stockholm, Sweden.

IFS has supported the following honeybee related research projects:

COUNTRY: GHANA

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1205-1

RESEARCHER: Dr Yeboah-Gyan, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Assessment of the efficiency of Ahomafufuo (Allophylus spp) extracts as plant-derived anaesthesia for honeybees Apis mellifera.

COUNTRY:MALI

PROJECT NUMBER: G/O-1698

RESEARCHER: Mr M Dicko, Direction Nationale des Eaux et Foréts, Bamako

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Comparison between different types of bee hives for rural adaption in Mali.

COUNTRY: NEPAL

PROJECT NUMBER: C/0907-1

RESEARCHER: Maskey Meera, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: A study of nectar and pollen yielding plant resources in the Kathmandu Valley.

COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES

PROJECT NUMBER:C/1140-1

RESEARCHER: Dr Cleofas Cervancia, University of the Philippines at Los Banos

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Insect pollination in selected vegetable crops.

COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1128-1

RESEARCHER: Adelaida Costales, Department of Environment Natural Resources, Bagui City

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Apiculture under different reforestation species in Benguet.

COUNTRY: VIETNAM

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1431-1

RESEARCHER: Lap Pham Van, University of Hanoi

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Selection for prolific Apis cerana queen bees.

COUNTRY: ARGENTINA

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1446-1

RESEARCHER: Dr Fernandez, Universidad Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Varroa disease of the honeybees in the Pampas region of Argentina.

COUNTRY: MEXICO

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1425-1

RESEARCHER: Carlos Echazarreta, Universidad Auténoma de Yucatan, Merida

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: A comparative study of drone reproduction in Africanized and European honeybee Apis mellifera colonies.

COUNTRY: VENEZUELA

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1417-1

RESEARCHER: Lourdes Almeida, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Maracay

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: Analysis of foraging behaviour and of some responses related to defensive behaviour of honeybees Apis mellifera.

COUNTRY: SUDAN

PROJECT NUMBER: B/1032-1

RESEARCHER: Paul Lokadito, Community Development Support Unit, Juba

DETAILS OF RESEARCH: 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.