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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD In
instead decided to offer the materials free of
ARGENTINA
AFGHANISTAN
charge in a manual on my blog:
Konar Province a US Provincial
Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Afghan Government are implementing beekeeping as a solution to help feed its people. The
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Department of Agriculture has a number of hives throughout Konar Valley, and plans to
BURUNDI Twenty seven members of Gahosha Association attended a beekeeping workshop
expand by multiplying bee colonies, building more hives and distributing them among
held at Gahosha in February. Here the
available for the Afghan people to trade and barter. Honey is especially valuable in this environment because it is one of the few agricultural products that does not need
Same
My name is Oscar Perone Ozanan and live in Buenos Aires. have been keeping bees since was young. became a professional |
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beekeeper in 2002 and have taught
beekeeping. In 2004, trying to escape Roundup and the environmental devastation as a consequence of soybean farming, we moved all of our hives to Pirané and Monte
refrigerated storage. Honey can be consumed,
Lindo in Formosa Province in the tropical region of Argentina, where we still have them.
sold, or exported to nearby provinces. Beeswax is also a valuable commercial
The ranch has 1,000 hives, is organically certified, and is one of the largest beekeeping
of a candles, commodity and component cosmetics, polishes and pharmaceuticals. Afghan beekeepers hope to eventually export their products.
operations in the north of Argentina. Over the years developed a new technique called
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participants are comparing local-style with top-bar hives.
PHONO
PRT and the US Department of Agriculture, the Afghan Government distributed 170 kg of sugar to local beekeepers to feed their bees and help increase the bee population. Crop yields in the immediate area are anticipated to increase by 10% or more. Bee products are
GERARD NDUWAYO
more farmers. With assistance from Konar
. Gerard Nduwayo, Anglican Church of Buru Makamba
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Extensive Organic Beekeeping that is especially for the care of African honey bees, although it works well also with European |
planned to publish a book, but
In March 2009 the University of Zagreb and Croatian Beekeepers’ Association signed an agreement to found a beekeeping centre and LAURA MARTELLICAMBODIA
honey dees.
CROATIA
CAMBODIA WWF hopes that honey could provide
a
sustainable livelihood for Mondulkiri
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Province's Phnong minority. Honey from wild bees in the protected areas of Mondulkiri has the potential to attract both national and international customers, and with prices rising and with training and marketing knowledge, the Phnong are well situated to take advantage. “This year, the price of wild honey in the local market has doubled compared to
last year, selling at 20,000 riels (US$4.88; €3.49) per litre,” said Seng Teak, Country
Director for WWF.
Even though the Phnong in Mondulkiri's Krang Teh and Pou Chrey communes already collect
more than 1,000 litres of wild honey a year, Seng Teak says it still does not come close to
meeting demand. "Therefore the Phnong will set up bee farms in their community forests to increase the amount of wild honey collected,” he said. For Mondulkiri honey to succeed internationally, it needs to maintain a
consistent standard that differentiates
it
from
other honey products in the region.
Femy Pinto, Country Facilitator for the Non-Timber Forest Product-Exchange Program (NTFP-EP), said that Mondulkiri honey can
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international standards, while maintaining the
achieve a competitive advantage if it is a sustainably harvested, quality product. With financial support from WWF, NTFP-EP has been training Phnong in two communes to
close relationship between people, forests and NTFPs.
collect honey hygienically and package to
Khouth Sophakchakrya, Phnom Penh Post
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