Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Rural Livelihood

The financial sustainability of the project is to be achieved through the collection of new
colonies, and the minor contributions of the beneficiaries in buying or building their own
beehives. Additional funds are to be secured, and sources of revenue will be considered
during the second year of the project.
At the institutional level, the agreement with the beekeepers to give them full ownership of
the bee colonies under the condition of providing swarming bees for two years ensures
institutional sustainability.
Last but not least, environmental sustainability has the biggest share due to the important
rile bees play in the pollination of plants and the growth of natural resources. As a matter of
fact, the loss of bees has serious consequences for plants, wildlife and, yes, human survival,
and their collapse threatens global food security
And as Einstein once opinioned, “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man
would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination … no more
men!”
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