Bees for development

摘要

Iraq and Afganistan are two countries much in the U.S. news these days. The effect war and civilian disruption is having upon beekeepers in both countries is not making much news nor is the fact that Bees for Development (BfD) is working with beekeepers in both countries, seeking to improve family livelihoods. EAS & WAS (Eastern and Western Apicultural Societies) invited BfD co-founder and director Nicola Bradbear to the U.S. in 2001 to hear about the work of BfD. Nicola needed to return to Uganda in Eastern Africa in early 2002 to continue her assessment of Uganda's beekeeping industry and bee product market opportunities so we discussed the idea of my visiting BfD in her absence to learn more about beekeeping development work. Thus in January 2002 I went to Wales, UK, headquarters of BfD.