The goal of this project is to attain sustainable growth in the incomes of small‑scale beekeepers through scaling-up beekeeping, improving honey productivity and quality and increasing the value addition of Yemeni honey. The Shabwah and Al‑Hudaydah Governorates were selected for the project because of their high rural poverty rates and the prevalence of traditional hives in the honey sector.

 Results

• 1,200 beekeepers have been mobilized across four regions in Shabwah Governorate and they received 2,000 modern hives.
• 1,500 hives have been supplied to beekeeping groups in five districts in Al‑Hudaydah Governate.
• 450 beekeepers in Al‑Hudaydah have been trained in frame‑hive technology, colony transfer from traditional Yemeni hives into modern frame hives, honey bee disease and pests, pollination services and effect of indiscriminate use of pesticides on honeybee health and preservation of diverse bee forage to improve honey bee health.
• 12 staff from Tihama Development Authority participated in a training course on honeybee diseases and pest diagnosis in honeybee colonies.