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Beekeepers Restore the Forest: Our Female Trainers Shine on RAP FM’s Beekeeping Radio Series

The Beekeepers Restore the Forest of Afram Plains (BRF) Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative of the United Kingdom, has taken a significant step forward in empowering communities through sustainable beekeeping. This three-year initiative, led by Bees for Development Ghana (BfD Ghana), focuses on improving rural livelihoods, restoring biodiversity with bee-friendly trees, and reducing bushfires […]

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Beekeeper, Abdulai, restores the forest in Bature of Kwahu Afram Plains amid challenges

The Beekeepers Restore the Forest of Kwahu Afram Plains Project, funded by the UK’s Darwin Initiative, is making strides in promoting sustainable livelihoods and restoring biodiversity in the Kwahu Afram Plains. Launched in April 2023, the project has seen significant progress through activities, including beekeeping and forest fire management workshops, honeycomb purchasing, and raising, distributing, […]

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Nature-based beekeeping with Edison Vorsah of Afram Plains

Bature/Segble, Ghana — Edison M. Vorsah, a resilient youth from the Bature/Segble community in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District, is making remarkable strides in beekeeping as part of the Beekeepers Restores the Forests (BRF) of Afram Plains Project, an initiative by BfD Ghana. His inspiring journey showcases the transformative potential of sustainable beekeeping and […]

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An incredible buzzworthy experience of our female staff in the UK

Beekeeping is a lucrative agricultural activity that sustains livelihoods, enhances pollination, and conserves biodiversity. Recently, global agencies have been making efforts to upscale beekeeping and safe honey production to help address poverty and food insecurity in Ghana. The National Bee Unit of the United Kingdom’s Animal and Plant Health Agency, through the Animal Health System […]

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Bee-led conservation: How beekeeping, honey-trade and fire mitigation drive forest recovery in Afram Plains

The forests of Kwahu Afram Plains in the east of Ghana, are suffering from unsustainable exploitation, lack of management and destructive dry season fires. People here can point to useful and valuable tree species which used to be abundant and are now hard to find, such as Ceiba pentandra, Khaya ivorensis and Milicia excelsa. The […]

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School Children in Kwahu Afram Plains Receive Bicycles

The Director of Bees for Development Ghana, Dr Kwame Aidoo, has made a significant contribution to the education of children in the Kwahu Afram Plains by donating 10 bicycles to school children who walk long distances to access education. Two pupils from Alavanyo who benefited from this kind gesture walk over 12 km to school […]

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Six New Buzz Clubs Established in Kwahu Afram Plains

Bees for Development Ghana has established six new Buzz Clubs across the Kwahu Afram Plains, furthering its mission to promote sustainable beekeeping and environmental stewardship among the young ones. These newly established clubs, which will directly benefit about 200 children in six schools, take the number of Buzz Clubs established in Ghana to seventeen (17) […]

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Historic shipment of tonnes of honey from Kwahu Afram Plains marks a new beginning

In a historic turn of events, the first truckload of honey produced by nature-based beekeepers in Kwahu Afram Plains departed from Donkorkrom in June 2024. For years, trucks have been seen leaving the area laden with timber and charcoal, activities that have wreaked havoc on the local environment due to severe degradation. However, this year […]

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Buzz Club Ghana schools become mini candle-making factories

In an exciting and educational visit, Mr Peter Lead, a patron from England, United Kingdom, embarked on a working visit to the Buzz Club Ghana schools in Ghana. This visit was not only an opportunity to strengthen the bond between Buzz Club Ghana and its patron and that of Buzz Club Stroud, but it was […]

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