Bees for Development Journal 63
6th ASIAN APICULTURAL ASSOCIATIO by Naomi Saville, Nepal The 6th Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) Conference and World Apiexpo was held in Bangalore, India in February. Delegates came from many parts of India, and Australia, Bhutan, Germany, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Nigeria, the 1 Philippines,
Poland,
Portugal, Russia,
Thailand, UK and the USA. Four days of oral and poster presentations of a high quality stimulated lively discussion on: *
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Biology and management of the Asian hive bee Apis cerana Biology and management of the exotic European honeybee Apis mellifera in Asia Biology and management of wild honeybee
species Honeybees and managed crop pollination Bee flora and migratory beekeeping Honeybee pests, diseases and enemies Hive product processing and marketing Beekeeping in Asia Beekeeping technology and equipment Environmental changes and pesticides
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Beekeeping extension and gender mainstreaming Apitherapy addition, the one-day technical tour visited an Apis dorsata bee tree housing hundreds of colonies, In
and the Nandi Hills. Day 1 was workshops on beekeeping with Apis cerana (see box above right) and pollination. Participants took part in groups and shared their findings in a forum at the end of the sessions, making the discussions informal and participatory.
The Conference was organised by Dr Sivaram, Dr Anita Menon and the team of The Century Foundation of Bangalore in association with the international AAA Steering Committee including representatives from AAA Administration Office, Tamagawa University, Japan, Professor Siriwat Wongsiri from Thailand, Dr Cleo Cervancia from The Philippines, Dr Naomi Saville from Nepal, L R Verma and Professor Sihag from India, to name but a few. During the Conference, Dr M S Reddy joined the Committee as one of the chairpersons of the Apiculture Extension Session.
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Happy 10th Anniversary! The Asian Apicultural Association was established in 1992 to encourage friendly exchange of information between beekeepers and bee scientists in Asia. Individual membership is US$20 and for institutions US$100 per year. If you live inside Asia you can join by contacting your local AAA Representative (contact details in BfD 61). If you live outside Asia send payment directly to:
AAA Office, HSRC, Tamagawa University, Machida-Shi, Tokyo 194 8610, Japan. E-mail HSRC@agr. Tamagawa.ac.jp Bees for Development Journal is proud to be the official Newsletter of AAA
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