{"id":21793,"date":"2015-12-11T04:16:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T04:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rusizi-beekeepers-to-boost-productivity\/"},"modified":"2015-12-11T04:15:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T04:15:55","slug":"rusizi-beekeepers-to-boost-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rusizi-beekeepers-to-boost-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusizi: Beekeepers to boost productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has called upon Rusizi district beekeepers to adopt good apiculture practices so as to increase honey harvests supplied on international markets.}<\/p>\n

Beekeepers received the message yesterday while receiving 40 modern hives, apparels and gear to wear during honey harvesting and honey processing machines all valued at Rwf 5 million provided by MINAGRI.<\/p>\n

Mwiza Willy, head of apiculture program at RAB, said that many countries face honey shortage because of inappropriate bee farming, harvesting and post-handling methods. <\/p>\n

\u201cVarious countries request us to supply honey but we have insufficient harvests. Donated materials must help to boost honey harvest,\u201d he said.
\nRusizi beekeepers have so far improved production to 7 tons of honey within six months up from 4 tons per year.<\/p>\n

Kankindi Leoncie, Rusizi deputy vice mayor for economic and social affairs, says that honey harvesting shall increase three-fold if donated hives are well utilized. <\/p>\n

Nzeyimana Joshua, one of the honey harvesters commended the donation and pledged to increase the productivity. He however lamented the lack of packaging materials as an obstacle to post-harvest handling, keeping the quality and access to international markets. Apiculture was introduced in Rwanda in 1956. <\/p>\n

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