{"id":37791,"date":"2023-01-21T16:51:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/women-take-up-beekeeping"},"modified":"2023-01-21T16:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:51:59","slug":"women-take-up-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/women-take-up-beekeeping","title":{"rendered":"Women take up beekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>NAMIBIAN women have broken into the male-dominated world of beekeeping.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest issue of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) newsletter, there are approximately 150 female beekeepers in the country, of whom about 40 are actively involved.<\/p>\n<p>An organisation catering for the beekeepers, the Women For Bees Namibia (WFBN) was established to empower local women beekeepers with a passion for bees, pollinators, and a vision to make truly positive changes in the beekeeping sector in Namibia in the short and long term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe need to conduct research and provide supportive functions aligns with standards of international beekeeping groups,\u201d said the newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>WFBN fully supports the Beekeeping Association to build capacity and share all resources and data, said the newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunities that have come with the establishment of the daughter organisation and international interest in various aspects, have been astounding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a wise move and we have been accepted to participate internationally in research and training programmes,\u201d said the agricultural union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis opens doors for Namibia at a different level. All the worker bees in a hive are female&#8230; need we say anything more?\u201d said NAU.<\/p>\n<p>Following reports in last week&#8217;s newsletter that the Beekeeping Association had joined the NAU, the association received an overwhelming response from beekeepers and those who wish to become beekeepers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be holding our annual general meeting on 18 February 2023 at a time and venue to be confirmed,\u201d said a statement in the NAU newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. NAMIBIAN women have broken into the male-dominated world of beekeeping. 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