In rural Ethiopia, youth unemployment is high, and many young people are leaving their home regions. To counter this, Biovision – together with its partner organization icipe – supports young women in launching small businesses to produce high-quality honey and beeswax.
The project introduces young women to sustainable beekeeping. Through hands-on training in honey production and processing, they improve their incomes and become more independent. At the same time, the bees’ pollination work helps restore biodiversity and supports reforestation efforts.
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Ethiopia
This project is supported by SDC
Newly introduced beehives make honey production more efficient and bee-friendly – the colonies remain unharmed during honey extraction. The healthy bee colonies, in turn, depend on healthy ecosystems. Without biodiversity, there is no honey.
Honey production is thus accelerating reforestation and strengthening plant diversity – for the benefit of the environment and the families involved.
The next goal is to reach more women and families with this successful model. Strengthening the entire value chain – from production to processing and marketing – is now key. As sustainable beekeeping becomes more established, ecological restoration efforts can expand. The long-term vision is to create diversified agroforestry systems that generate income and foster resilient ecosystems.
