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WCF trains beekeeping cooperatives in OKKPS
As part of the Outamba-Kilimi-Kuru Hills-Pinselli-Soyah (OKKPS) project funded by the European Union through the PAPFor programme, the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) organised a series of training sessions for members of the beekeeping cooperatives in January.
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During the three training sessions, participants learned essential techniques for managing and monitoring beehives and producing ecologically responsible honey.
The training sessions were organised in Madina Oula (Karimouya) community, Ouré-Kaba, and Soyah from 17 to 29 January 2023. They were designed to encourage the harnessing of non-timber forest products (NTFP) to promote community development. More specifically, the training sessions will improve community livelihoods and promote the socio-economic situation of populations in the future Pinselli-Soyah-Sabouyah National Park.
In total, 74 members of the beekeeping cooperatives, including 33 women, improved their beekeeping knowledge and skills in the following four themes:
- criteria for choosing and selecting a beehive;
- techniques for managing and monitoring hives;
- producing improved honey using Kenyan beehives;
- and techniques for harvesting the beehives and processing honey.