Bees for Development Honey Trade Workshop, Dublin, August 2005

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Bees for Development - Honey Trade Workshop,
Dublin, August 2005
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SITE Strengthening Informal Sector Training
Enterprise Small businesses build big
economies"

• A Kenyan not-for-profit development
  organization, registered under the
• Companies Act in operation since 1996
• Goal Promotion of employment opportunities and
  economic growth among
• small-scale producers and enterprises
• Working with urban informal sector and rural agri
  businesses (dairy, fruits and apiculture) as well
  as action research on BDS emerging opportunities.
  
• Main focus of work is facilitation of BDS
  services provision.
• Long-term partnership with APT ED UK

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A workshop in Mbere Machinery services for
artisans assembling hives
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Creating new MSEs opportunities and linkages
Local Tailors
Local Carpenters
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Farmers/Producer groups
Clusters
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Honey Collection to the Refinery
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Refinery
Other Markets
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• Example of Taita District
• 1200 honey producers firmly in the
  production/marketing
• chain.
• 4500 hives (2500 Langstroth) log and KTBH.
• 10 artisans profitably producing inputs (hives,
  bee suits implements/tools).
• Honey refinery providing quality market honey
  (230 tons per year target).
• Collection centres for honey distribution of
  inputs etc.