Beekeeping offers opportunity to Zimbabwean farming communities

Published 2024년 3월 15일

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In Zimbabwe, farmers are turning to beekeeping as a sustainable form of agriculture due to climate change-induced floods and droughts. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has trained 11 young people in Chimanimani in beekeeping, providing them with a source of income and helping preserve forests. This initiative is part of the Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency and also implemented in Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste. The project, which has seen an increase in female participation, has led to the construction of 319 beehives since 2021 and plans to expand into producing products like toothpaste and floor polish using honeybee byproducts.

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CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) - Honeybees quickly react with a sharp and loud buzz sound as beekeeper Tanyaradzwa Kanangira opens one of the wooden horizontal Kenyan top bar hives near a stream in a thick forest in Chimanimani, 412 kilometres from Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The 26-year-old puffs some smoke, a safety measure, as he holds and inspects a honeycomb built from hexagons by the honey bees. Many people in this part of the country rely on many forms of agriculture, from agroforestry and horticulture to crop production. Nonetheless, with increasing floods and droughts as a result of climate change, both rainfed and irrigation agriculture have become somewhat unreliable, forcing farmers to diversify into other forms of farming like apiculture to sustain their livelihoods. Related IPS Articles Young Musician’s Death Exposes Zimbabwe’s Collapsing Health System In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving ...

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