BEEKEEPING
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CAMEROON “4 Barnabus Bonu, the Senior Trainer for NOWEBA (North
West Beefarmers’ Association) discusses with workshop
participants the advantages and disadvantages of the two forms of hives commonly used in the North West Province of
Cameroon. The July workshop was organised by
NOWEBA
with funding from
HELVETAS
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Training farmers how
to
strain honey in a hygienic
way to maintain honey quality.
MOZAMBIQUE Amru is the Mozambican Association for Rural Women’s Development. It was formed in 1991. In Changalane 45 women working in three groups of 15 undertake beekeeping activities. Beekeeping is carried out within a credit scheme, where we hand over the hives and equipment and provide technical support a: well as training. This project has support from AFRICARE, CIDAC and MESERIOR. With MESERIOR we are also negotiating a project in agriculture, and water and environmental hygiene. This will be starting up in January.
Amélia Zambeze, Amru
PHILIPPINES BEENET Philippines,
a National Beekeeping Network was formally inaugurated on 15 August 1995 during the First Beekeeping Symposium and Techno-fora held in Davao
,
City. The BEENET Network aims to: @ Co-ordinate national research, training
and extension activities; @ Promote beekeeping as a productive
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& Marrying
cylindrical log hive with top-bars, made by Bambui Beefarmers’ Club. the old and the new: a
business operation and an important component of forest and agricultural ecosystems; Establish standards for bee products and equipment;
PICTURES PROVIDED BY MR MZEKA PAUL,
CO-ORDINATOR OF THE NORTH WEST BEEFARMERS' ASSOCIATION
KENYA Our work at Baraka Agricultural College is progressing very well with a new honey refining facility being built and about 500 kg of honey in stock. Our beekeeping courses are becoming very popular. In August we held an advanced beekeeping course which attracted 35 participants from all over Kenya, and 25 people attended an introductory course.
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