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aims of Raishari Beekeepers’ Associatic n is to raise awareness to save ees One of
the
ETHIOPIA—
Mehari Yoseph sent in this photograph of at least in a tree near Arbaclinch,
Honey centre opens in Salt yond
30 local hives hanging
A centre for beekeeping excellenc has opened in Saitpond, 120 km west of Accra, the capital of Ghana. A ceremony to inaugurate the centre was -
from pesti cides. Farmers apply large quant ities of pesticic les and they are unaware of the
south-west Ethiopia.
hazards tt ese cause to beneficial insects a nd
held on
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June 2001.
pollinatior Every year the number of bees killed by 5 esticides is a very discouraging acet of apicultt re in Bangladesh. Our Associati
The Guest of Honour was Mrs Eliz] abeth Croffie, Headmistress of nearby Mfantsim in Girls
travels to agricultural fairs and displays material o beekeeping and tne propiems
Secondary School who donated th e land on which the centre is built as a cont ribution to the
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development of beekeeping
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Many members of the Ghana Bee ceepers’ Association provided displays at t € ceremony. Mrs Janet Aidoo whose family ow the centre is the Manager. There is a 200-colo! ly core
OMetiag Yoseph gh
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Stamp recently produced by the Bangladesh postal department depicting
Apis cerana.
BANGLADESH
CAMEROON Ngaoundal Region
in the north of
Cameroon is blessed with a savanna vegetation useful for beekeeping. Honey is harvested from
September to January every year and 200 litres of sweet honey sell for 100,000 CFA
(US$140). Honey trading has improved income for beekeepers and honey traders who are also farmers. Customers travel from different areas of Cameroon to buy Ngaoundal honey.
Beekeepers are facing some problems, for example lack of training on how to harvest
TANZANIA The Hanang beekeeping project 1999
started in
in Hanang District in East Tanzania.
The project operates
in
of honey and other bee products.
16 villages with 36
The centre produces beekeeping e quipment for sale and offers a consultancy s 2rvice to organisations and individuals: for veginner
beekeeping groups comprising 817 members. The major objective is to involve people in beekeeping to increase employment for young
beekeepers this is a free service.
ple and women in particular, and hence ease household incomes under good
ronmental management. The project plays a
T
or role in increasing awareness of the value of
Sa
ral vegetation and the need for its conservation
oney production.
project arranges training courses in honey
essing, colony management, storage of good lity honey and beeswax, and how to make and bee equipment. Average production is 7 kg of
\
and 4 kg of beeswax per hive per year. e marketing centres have been established
ley
oney and beeswax trading. project receives funds from the National
honey without harming the bees, and the use of hives, which are not always clean.
me Generating Programme and from its
Mr Andrew Abbo, a beekeeper of Ngaoundal says: “)Ve want to sell our honey abroad but we have no means for this project. It ts not
lop its work.
good to keep honey in the house for too long: we have to go to the custorners”
production unit and the centre ha trained and equipped six beekeepers in the su ‘rounding area to act as ‘out-growers’ and augme it the supply
bers. More income would help the project
rect Manager,
Hanang Beckeeping Project
Sha Revion
PERU
Andre Ledoux Wamtba, Douala
“mazonian Honeybees Study Centre
HOTPEC Workshop
is an NGO studying indigenous bees and African
Rev Zadock Tanne sent in this photograph of the HOTPEC beekeeping workshop held earlier this year. Festus Usongo (left) is
honeybees in the Amazon forest. The centre organises seminars and workshops, in addition
demonstrating beekeeping practices with the assistance of his colleagues. HOTPEC received
to undertaking projects on behalf of local and
information support for the Workshop from Bees for Development.
apiculture as a means of protecting the Amazon
international institutes interested in tropical forest, its diverse environment, and those plant
species in danger of extinction. Professor Dalin Encomenderos, Farapoto
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