Thirty farmers from the Profit, Trafalgar, Hopetown and Seafield communities on the West Coast of Berbice (WCB) in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), benefited from apiculture training as the West Coast Berbice Bee Project was
Famers receive equipment
launched at Number 29 Village, Trafalgar on Tuesday.
In addition, each farmer was a recipient of five hives, a beekeeper suit and veil, a pair of gloves, a hive tool, a smoker, a hive brush and a five-gallon bucket.
This project has the capability and therefore seeks to generate income by producing quality honey for sale and by selling the bee colonies. Pollen, a natural source of vitamins and beeswax, used in cosmetics and other items, will be produced and sold for income.
Chief Executive Officer of Food For The Poor (Guyana) Incorporated, Kent
Recipients pose with their equipment
Vincent; and Projects Officer, Food For The Poor Incorporated, Florida USA Brinaire Jean, made brief remarks at the ceremony.
The Profit, Trafalgar, Hopetown and Seafield communities are grateful for the organisation’s generosity.
