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PROCEEDINGS
Challenges facing African honey businesses
BfD’s work to promote the African Honey Trade What Rowse Honey Ltd needs from potential traders What Maya Fair Trade looks for, and how the company meets and promotes market demand What happens to honey once it is imported into the UK – market chain and consumer trends The honey trade: experiences from Kenya Steps needed to achieve EU accreditation for honey export How Uganda achieved and maintains a Residue Monitoring Plan FLO standards – the fair trade process explained for producers in the region Organic standards and guidelines in organic apiculture Organic production and certification in Uganda Cluster development for marketing bee products SOS Sahel – establishing producer co-ops in Ethiopia to commercialise honey marketing The role and requirements of a network for the promotion of the African honey trade Downloads:
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2nd Bees for Development
Honey Trade Workshop - October 2006
INTRODUCTION TO THE AFRICAN HONEY TRADE FORUM In his keynote address, Mr Malichi gave the background to the Africa Honey Trade Workshop. He informed participants that, in August 2005, a Honey Trade Workshop was organised in Dublin by Bees for Development and was attended by beekeepers, extension workers, civil servants and business people from Africa and honey importers from Europe. The Workshop formed part of Bees for Development’s African honey trade Project, funded by DFID/BLCF. It was at this workshop that it was realised, by the representatives from Africa, that honey is an important trade commodity and the EU is a big buyer, but whilst other continents and countries export honey to the EU, very little African honey is entering this market. Furthermore, it is estimated that less than 5% of Africa's potential for honey production is currently exploited. It was realised that there is need to build a name for African honey It was agreed to have an African Honey Traders Workshop to discuss the formation of the African Honey Trade Forum, through which the issues of increasing honey export from Africa can be addressed. He expressed the need to assist small-scale honey producers to penetrate the market. He gave the example that the first honey sent by NWBP to Europe in the 1980's was rejected in the European market because of quality concerns. The honey had overstayed in transit and was termed “dangerous to human consumption”. Later on they tried again after addressing the issues of quality, and their honey is now considered to be some of the best in Africa. He pointed out that before you start exporting honey to the world market, you need to first establish the market, meet the basic requirement of the European market, the packaging material should withstand the pressure in transportation and you must have export documentation. The different requirements are at times difficult for the African honey producers – hence the need for the formation of the Forum. The Forum will help to address the issue of marketing a product that is produced by many small-scale producers. It is important to assist small-scale beekeepers to sell honey through collective organized marketing since honey importers do not want to deal with small-scale farmers. He hoped that the workshop would be able to address the above-mentioned issues for the good of the poor people in Africa.
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