
Feasibility Study on the Value of Honey Bees for Sustainable Livelihood and Biodiversity Conservation: Case of Nyungwe Landscape, Rwanda
Grantee Name: Straightforward Development Services Ltd.
- Hotspot
- Eastern Afromontane
- Location
- Rwanda
- Amount
- $5,000
- Dates
- Dec 2013 – Jun 2014
- Keywords
- Agriculture, Livelihoods
Conduct a feasibility study on beekeeping opportunities around Nyungwe National Park Key Biodiversity Area in Rwanda. This pilot study will facilitate the development of a full project plan on the value of honeybees for livelihood improvement and biodiversity conservation, which will involve identification of melliferous (honey yielding) plants in order to provide reliable information regarding the important bee flora and to use as the basis for new areas of beekeeping development.
1 Mainstream biodiversity into wider development policies, plans and projects to deliver the co-benefits of biodiversity conservation, improved local livelihoods and economic development in priority corridors.
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