World Bee Day: FMC India, GBPUAT conduct workshop to courage women farmers for honey production

In order to enhance the ecosystem of beekeeping in Uttarakhand, FMC India, a leading global agricultural sciences company, in collaboration with GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pant Nagar, Uttrakhand, organised a day-long workshop to observe World Bee Day. The initiative was part of FMC’s flagship programme, Project Madhushakti which was launched in 2022. The objective is to encourage women farmers towards entrepreneurship, generate sustainable income and raise the living standards of the rural families in Uttarakhand, while simultaneously supporting biodiversity and higher crop productivity. Project Madhushakti, a sustainable development initiative, spanning three years, the project is planned for the rural areas of Uttarakhand, located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountain range, with abundant sources of natural herbs and flora useful for honey production. The project, now in its second year, will train 750 women farmers as beekeepers. More than ...