Castel Malawi donates Beekeeping equipment to Lunyangwa Communities in Mzuzu

Castel Malawi Limited has donated Beekeeping equipment to communities surrounding the Lunyangwa catchment area in Mzuzu, aiming to shift local mindsets from deforestation to honey production. Castel Malawi Director of Corporate Affairs Gloria Zimba said during the symbolic presentation of the equipment on Thursday last week in Mzuzu that the initiative will provide economic benefits […]

Kasungu honey processing factory hailed for improving people’s livelihoods 

Bee keeping farmers in Traditional Authority Lukwa in Kasungu have commended Katope Honey Processing Factory in the area for improving their livelihoods. The small holder farmers, surrounding Kasungu National Park, said in an interview on Thursday the factory, opened in December 2019, has encouraged them to turn to bee-keeping instead of plundering national park resources […]

Zomba communities encouraged to embrace beekeeping

Communities in Zomba have been advised to venture into small scale agri-business investments such as beekeeping as way of improving their social economic status. Zomba District Forestry Officer Amon Kabango said it is now time for people in Zomba to start thinking outside the box and start exploring new innovations for the betterment of their […]

Malawi MP, Research Foundation support bee keepers

Member for Parliament for Mulanje South East Naomi Kilekwa and Tea Research Foundation (TRF) have teamed up to support bee keeping to conserve trees in Mulanje. Principal Plant Breeder for Tea Research Foundation (TRF) in Mulanje Nicholas Mphangwe says his organization only allows communities that have the passion to conserve the organization’s forests to use […]