The Malawi Bee Products Association includes a diverse array of members – representing producers and processors ranging from individuals to cooperatives. By supporting MBPA growth, we can support beekeepers like these across Malawi. The following are short introductions to members of the MBPA. Amon Kabuli I am Amon Kabuli, an agribusiness expert,
Malawi Bee Products Association update Beekeepers are passionate about their industry. This was on display at the recent Malawi Bee Products Association Annual General Members meeting in Lilongwe, 7 November. Despite a fuel crisis and huge queues at fuel stations across the country, over 65 beekeepers attended. Representing processor, producers, cooperatives, and
My name is Edwin Hara. I am a lecturer in the Forestry Department at Mzuzu University. I teach Apiculture (Beekeeping) and Forest Protection (Forest Entomology and Forest Pathology). Background and Journey into Forestry and Beekeeping Born in Mzimba District, Malawi, I developed a passion for environmental conservation early on. I earned a BSc
It has been a busy and productive year at Bees for Development and we have selected five of our favourite highlights of the year to share with you. After spending the summer training teachers, we launched six new Buzz Clubs in schools around Donkorkrom, Ghana. Florence Sefakor of Bees for Development Ghana took
The first national Honey Show will be held in Mzuzu, Malawi on 7 – 8 November 2024. It will bring beekeepers from across Malawi to showcase their bee products and to tell the story of their organisation or business. Beekeepers will present their products with the theme of “Bee Sustainable: People. Planet. Profit.” demonstrating
Mzuzu University is one of three Malawian universities with a semester long apiculture course. It is offered for second-year forestry students with the objective to “impart knowledge and skills on beekeeping as a profession and a business”. The current course is theoretical, with little practical training. Bees for Development and Mzuzu University have partnered
Lenson Simumba has been involved with bees for most of his life. From honey hunting in his youth, to learning and practicing Nature-based beekeeping, to become a beekeeping trainer for women and disadvantaged people in Malawi, Lenson can only be described as an expert in his field and anyone who has met him will agree
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