BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31. Helvetas – an
independent Swiss development organization is helping Kyrgyz
entrepreneurs to boost honey production, a source in Helvetas told
Trend.
Within the framework of BaiAlai: Small Business and Income
Creation Program, Helvetas is actively developing Kyrgyzstan’s
beekeeping sector in the south of the country since 2018.
According to the organization, in 2017 there were only 15
beekeepers in Kyrgyzstan’s remote Alay and Chon-Alay districts, but
today their number has grown to 217.
“At the end of 2021, the volume of production of all beekeepers
in these districts was 108,542 tons. It is worth noting that the
original plan was to produce an average of 10-15kg of honey per
hive, but beekeepers trained under the program produce an average
of 17-25kg per beehive,” the Helvetas said.
Overall, 19,500 people directly benefited from the Programme
activities, which are focused on promoting beekeeping, handicraft,
tourism, and cattle in Alay and Chon-Alay districts.
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