By Bello Hamza, Abuja
Over 200 Women and Youths have been Inuagurated under the Beekeepers Welfare Association Shika in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State.
The association is an umbrella of Beekeeping Extension Society who source funding of $10,000 from the United Nations 1% development funds for 200 youths and women for shika community .
Speaking on the important of Beekeeping business Malam Idris Mohammed Barau said, World wide Bee keeping is very good to our health.
Barau charged members of the Warfare Association to embrace Bee business for self employed and sustainable.
Idris Barau said he want to see his immediate community to benefit from the training of how to commercialized their Bee business as a big venture.
The Institute for National Animal Production and Research Institute (NAPRI) Shika is in collaboration with the Bee keeping Extension Society with support for land to place their honey production equipment.
Mal. Umar Farouq Idris who is the Secretary of Bee keeping Extension Society said more than 150 housewives and girls and youths are participating in the programme.
Umar Farouq Idris also explained that
a new association is specifically for the development of Beekeeping has been lunched.
In his remarks Alhaji Abubakar Bala who represented APC Chairmanship candidate said, acknowledged the effort put in place the Beekeeping facilities in the Zamfarawa community in Shika area.
Bala advised the beneficiaries of this noble project to make sure they utilized it for the benefit of the community.
