Women beekeepers in mangrove areas get $1.5M in equipment

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy with leaders of the women’s groups from Cove and John, Mahaicony, Trafalgar and Wellington Park

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday handed over $1.5 million worth in agro-processing equipment to women’s groups of beekeepers so that they can enhance their production to meet larger orders, when he attended the first beekeeping workshop for 2012.

According to a press release from the Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project, women’s groups in Cove and John, Mahaicony, Trafalgar and Wellington Park were among other community groups targeted by a pilot project which started last year, aimed at developing expert beekeepers.

The Mangrove Apiculture Project is a spin off of the Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project, where honey is