Bees create jobs

Bee cooperative of the people, for the people young women and men in Ethiopia, prospects for the future.

Vienna (OTS) – in Order to promote the development in the rural regions of Ethiopia, it desperately needs the perspectives for the youth. The organization people for people therefore supports the development of Bee co-operatives for young men and women. You will learn breeding the necessary basics of bees and receive modern beehives and honey extractors, wax presses, and protective clothing. It is the aim of a value chain in the Region: from the production of honey, packaging to sales and marketing. So bees create jobs in the rural regions.

Almost two-thirds of Ethiopians are younger than 24 years old. You are facing difficult life conditions: lack of jobs, poor education opportunities and no Land to gain an income from traditional agriculture. „Honey is in Ethiopia, a valuable product with a good market value,“ said Rupert Weber, Chairman of the Board of people for people in Austria. „By the bees are cooperative, we enable young people to have a source of income and create new economic activities in the rural regions. The members of the Cooperatives to learn the basics of beekeeping and honey production, but also the production of other products from the hive, such as wax candles. And you take care of the structure of the distribution channels and the marketing of their products.“

Ethiopia: With 50,000 tons in the year-the largest honey producer in Africa

In the year 2017, were produced in Ethiopia, 50,000 tons of honey.[[1]] (#_ftn1), Ethiopia is the largest honey producer in the continent. And in the wax production, the country is located in the Horn of Africa is also far forward. Experts from the agricultural research Institute of Ethiopia[[2]] (#_ftn2), according to the Potential of honey and wax production is even much higher. Due to lack of equipment and insufficient Knowledge of this Potential at the Moment, often remains unused.

Modern technology and new Knowledge in the bee cooperative
increase the yield

The bee cooperative of the people for the people to build on the mediation of Knowledge. In addition, the members will receive all the necessary devices to make your production professionally and efficiently. Through the use of modern bee boxes, as they are in Austria, can be more than twice gained so much honey than the traditional Bee hives in the rural Ethiopia. A kilogram of honey can reach in regions such as Ginde Beret, one of the three project regions by the people, for the people of Austria, for a price of around 140 Birr, about 4 euros. In the case of two Crops in a year, a beekeeper with only one hive, so in the case of a credit of approximately 8,400 Birr. This corresponds approximately to the income of a young teacher in the Region per school semester.

Versatile effect: bee cooperatives on forestry of the Region

The Project activities of the people, for the people always attack each other. So also in the case of the bee cooperative. The young beekeepers take hives to the afforestation around their bees so the insects find sufficient food. So, for example, was created in the project region Jeldu around the bees under a reforestation area of about 15 hectares. 30,000 trees and shrubs planted by the population there. Thus, the progressive is fought at the end of soil erosion, the soil will return to be fertile and even water sources.

Now bees godmother!

With a bee-sponsorship of the Cooperative of people can be supported for people now. The bees sponsorship can quickly and easily be www.mfm.at/bienenpatenschaft completed, and automatically ends after four months.

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[[1]] (#_ftnref1) source: FAOSTAT

[[2]] (#_ftnref2) the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research:
Poultry, Fisheries, Apiculture and Sericulture (2016-2030)

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Martina Hollauf
Press / Public Relations
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m.hollauf@mfm.at