HDIC-KEN-06 · Multi-county
Beekeeping & Honey Production
A beekeeping programme mobilising farmer groups, installing modern hives, restoring the surrounding ecosystem through complementary sunflower cultivation, and adding value through processing and packaging.
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Value chain
- 01Farmer mobilisation
- 02Training
- 03Hive installation
- 04Ecosystem development
- 05Honey production
- 06Harvesting
- 07Processing
- 08Packaging
- 09Markets
Problem
Kenya imports significant volumes of honey while local producers lack aggregation, quality control and packaging capacity — losing value to informal channels.
HDIC approach
HDIC trains and equips farmer groups, deploys hive infrastructure, integrates flowering crops such as sunflower to support colony health, and operates a small aggregation and packaging line for branded honey.
Objectives
- ◆Increase national honey production through smallholder participation
- ◆Restore pollinator ecosystems through complementary cropping
- ◆Add value through aggregation, processing and packaging
Components
Group formation and training.
Modern hives and protective equipment.
Sunflower and other pollinator-friendly cropping.
Aggregation, processing and packaging.
Implementation phases
- Phase 01Phase 1 · Mobilisation & hive install
Farmer training and hive deployment.
- Phase 02Phase 2 · Aggregation & packaging
Central processing.
Funding
HDIC has not published a funding figure for this project yet. Ask for the latest position.
Risks & mitigations
Diverse forage and veterinary oversight.