In the tropics and subtropics women are extensively involved da agriculture, and they are responsible for the marketing of agricultural products in Although beekeeping has traditionally been man's work in many societies. of these societies, more women are now keeping bees in Africa, Asta and many Latin America. Encouragement and education of women to become heekeepers should be givea spectal attention in development programmes, because bees directly improve the living standards for the family, and can be kept at home. Women can easily manage the topBeekeeping need net be heavy work. bar hives now in use in Kenya, and the colonies of Apis cerana in Asia which Work can also be shared by forming bee~ are small and easy to handle. xeaning co-operatives. Keening a few hives close te heme, or in the nearby tush, need aot interfere with other activities, and the income can be used diracctly to help the family.
I am therefore interested to heat about beekeepingprojects for women, whether co-cperative or independant, detaiis of their success, adaption of heekeeping equipment, how beekeeping fits inte everyday Life, and the increased income frem sale of honey and wax in relacion to the average income in the country. L would also like details of aid azencies that assist women's programmes and that could be approached to help fund beakeeping projects...
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BOOK
GRANTS
Grants have been awarded to IBRA from the Commonwealth Foundation and the Overseas Development Administration, so that a small collection of beekeening books could be presented to selected centres specializing in apiculA list of tural research. These grants have now been fully allocated. the libraries, where it may be possible for outsiders to consult these hooks, is given in leaflet SAM/7 (see Section 1).
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would benefit Centres must have ongoing roa a similar presentation of beekeeping books. picultural training and/or research, and the hooks must be available for L ra ference by interested outsiders. your Institution wishes to be the decails: to me sand following considered, please
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where books would be heused; does
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available Leaflets about your Institutieon, @.2. annual report.
FUTURE SVENTS
Juiy - 7 Aucust ar the AgriScate University, Wooster, 04 44591,
and Sevelspment B3aekeeping Seminar, USi 12
@ilturcal Techatiecal ase of Ohio cate International the Anency for Apteriture Developnent. USA, co-sponsored by
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