BEEKEEPING
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DEVELOPMENT 44
NEWS FROM NJIRO FIRST EAST AFRICA WORKSHOP ON BEEKEEPING DEVELOPMENT B&D is pleased to publish the Recommendations from this important workshop held at Njiro Wildlife Research Centre, Tanzania, in May 1997. Over 50 participants enjoyed a fruitful three days looking at problems and solutions facing the beekeeping sector. Here are their Recommendations:
Technical Recommendations 1.
Meetings and workshops often pass resolutions for future action. How to turn these “good resolutions” into action?
Bees for Development is happy to print resolutions here so that they reach a very wide audience.
Hives, equipment and management methods must be developed to favour the involvement of women in the beekeeping
Njiro Wildlife Research Centre and Bees for Development are co-operating on a three-year project “Sustainable Beekeeping for Africa” funded by the United Kingdom DFID. The UK’s new Labour Government has renamed the former ODA as the Department For International Development, DFID.
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People should be encouraged to practise Api-Agro-Forestry.
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People living around national parks and forest reserves should be allowed to
practise environmentally-friendly beekeeping in these areas.
sector. 2.
Beekeeping research must focus on appropriate technology for:
Recommendations on Training and Extension
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suitable methods to ensure hives can be kept near to homes and farms;
appropriate clothing:
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lonies to stay in methods to encourage colonies hives instead of migrating or absconding.
Environmental Recommendations 1.
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The public must be educated on the proper ways of conserving and managing forests which are vital for the production of bee
products. Governments should encourage people to plant and grow trees. They should recommend tree species that are fast growing and suitable bee plants.
beekeeping. Demonstration centres need to be organised close to target groups. Training must be practical and demanddriven.
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Training must be gender insensitive.
Beekeepers should form national societies to unite with common cause and voice to: a
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Thanks to all the organisations who sponsored individuals to participate including Forum Syd (Sweden) and UWESO (Uganda). Within Tanzania: Beekeeping Training Institute, Tabora; Heifer Project; KIRDEP, Kondoa; LAMP, District Council Babati; Ministry of National Resources & Tourism; Olmontonyi Forestry Training Institute; Tabora Beekeepers’ Co-operative Society; Tanzania Environmental Action Association; and Tanzania Tree Planting Foundation.
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Governments should show real commitment . : in supporting the development of
Market Recommendations
Workshop Sponsors
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Establish a solid link between extension
agents and target groups ie beekeepers. 2. Introduce appropriate technology to target
improve information about the market situation for bee products;
improve distribution and sale of bee products; create competition with imported products; develop quality and diversification of local
bee products; e increase the price level for bee products.
am quite
sure, we can be again the richest country in the world, which we were, suppose, at one time. We can repeat
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the phenomenon if we cease to be idle and profitably occupy the idle hours of the millions. All we need is to
be industrious not like
a
machine, but
like the honeybee.
Mahatma Gandhi
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