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Honey venture turns resilience into harvest for Masinga farmers

Sacco ReviewSeptember 5, 202606 mins

A new honey processing unit is opening fresh income opportunities for Masinga farmers. Women and youth are turning beekeeping into a promising source of livelihood. Support, better processing and market access are helping farmers earn more from honey. The Ndithini Community Development Association (NCDA) has launched a honey processing unit, turning resilience into opportunity and…

LBDA, The Hive Ltd partner to implement beekeeping project in Homa Bay

Sacco ReviewApril 5, 202606 mins

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) has partnered with The Hive Limited to implement a beekeeping project targeting more than 600 farmers in Homa Bay County. The deal, signed at LBDA headquarters in Kisumu County, seeks to support beekeepers operating within Wire Forest under the Wire Forest Management Association (WIFOMA), with a focus on boosting…

Youth urged to venture into lucrative beekeeping as alternative for employment

Sacco ReviewOctober 3, 202508 mins

As unemployment crisis in the country continue to impoverish millions of youth, a call has been made urging them to consider venturing into beekeeping as an alternative for employment. Stakeholders observe that high demand for bees’ products in the country creates a huge opportunity for youth. Statistics indicate that the country requires about 100,000 tons…

Farmers want formation of Sacco to streamline bee farming

Sacco ReviewJuly 20, 2023July 20, 202303 mins

Bee farmers in Embu County are championing the creation of a Sacco to streamline the production and marketing of honey and products of beekeeping. Catherine Ruguru Nyagah, the coordinator of the farmers in Embu County, said the formation of a Sacco to deal with bee farming is now in the final stages and will eventually…