DEVELOPING THE UGANDA APICULTURAL INDUSTRY
Strategic Industry Growth – Concept
Paper
Project Proposal
Prepared by:
Kibaya Robert
ED/ Founder
KIKANDWA RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT
ORGANISATION
UGANDA; and
James Driscoll & Murray Reid
Beekeeping Development Experts
New Zealand
February 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Document Purpose
DOCUMENT PURPOSE ....................................... 2
THE PROJECT ....................................................... 2
The intent of this document is to seek support and financial backing for a
development programme that aims to empower individuals/communities
to build and develop their own sustainable beekeeping enterprises in
Uganda.
CONTEXT & POINTS OF CONSIDERATION... 3
Note: If supported by a potential funding agency, a more in-depth
document would be drafted outlining a project budget.
CURRENT ISSUES................................................ 6
OUTCOMES ............................................................ 6
WORK PLAN .......................................................... 7
CURRICULUM VITAE – JAMES DRISCOLL ... 8
CURRICULUM VITAE – MURRAY REID .......... 9
CURRICULUM VITAE – ROBERT KIBAYA ... 11
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The Project
The project is a systemic approach to assisting the growth of the Uganda
honey bee industry. The project would teach people to construct their
own honey bee hives and to produce their own protective head veils and
clothing, tools, and hive smokers. It is a project that would work with
people who have very little resources.
Three main areas/phases of development would be undertaken. The
three phases would be:
1.
Strategic planning – the development of an industry
development strategy for the next three to five years;
2.
Beekeeping training - a training the trainers (people trained
to train others in beekeeping) programme and the provision
of industry workshops on beekeeping: - keeping hives,
making equipment including hives, pest and disease
awareness and control, and preparing honey and other bee
products for sale; and
3.
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An increased awareness, understanding and knowledge of
beekeeping and the issues relating to the trade of its products on
the domestic market;
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Increased number of people in the region keeping honey bees for
generating income;
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Increased levels of honey available to the domestic market;
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Government agencies having an understanding of the issues
relating to trade of honey, bees and bee products;
iii. Support and promote beekeeping and the
effective distribution of honey bee products for
sale;
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Aid funding supporting further apiculture projects;
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Increased food security and the alleviation of poverty; and
iv. Assist in the development of manufacturing
industries for equipment and consumable items
that are required for honey bee management
and honey production; and
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Established networks between New Zealand, participating
organisations, and other stakeholders leading to potential trade.
Industry support and extension – on-going training and
technical support to:
i. Assist in the fair distribution of beekeeping
knowledge - Develop and enhance beekeeping
and management skills;
ii. Promote beekeeping as a sustainable form of
agriculture leading to the trade of honey and
other bee products;
v. Assist, wherever practical, the education of
government officials on the importance of
beekeeping as a sustainable income generating
practice.
Consequently, for the project to be deemed successful, trainees would
need to have learnt to be innovative and use materials around them to
build hives and keep bees rather than seeking to purchase imported
materials. Also, the people keeping bees would need to be generating
income from honey and bee product sales.
Further to the above statement, the success of the beekeeping programme
would be measured by:
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Improved efficiency and sustainability of this form of agriculture –
people keeping bees rather than seeking out honey bee colonies
in the wild;
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Measurable performance indicators would be established in an operational
plan that would be developed through the industry strategy.
CONTEXT & POINTS
OF CONSIDERATION
Apiculture (beekeeping) refers to the farming of honey bees to produce
one or more of the following products: honey, propolis, royal jelly,
beeswax, pollen, bee venom, bee brood, queen bees, nucleus hives,
package bees, and pollinating crops.
In Uganda, while beekeeping is not well understood, the marketing and
selling of locally produced honey is profitable. The honey is either
gathered from wild honey bee colonies or is produced by local
beekeepers; typically sold through local markets. However, honey sales
are not meeting demand. The industry is limited by production yield.
via a labour intensive process, and is then frozen for later use.
The substance may be sold in its raw form, a powder (dust or
capsulated), or mixed in with other shelf stable products like
honey. It is processed into a number of forms including capsules,
tablets and cosmetics, and used as a tonic and restorative.
In the last decade, a viable industry has emerged. Local people/farmers
have driven the success and the industry continues to attract strong
support from the community.
Apiculture Products
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Beeswax – Is produced by honey bees from glands on their
abdomens and is used by bees to build combs. The beekeeper
collects beeswax at the time of honey extraction and while melting
down old or damaged combs. Wax cappings from the honey
comb are collected, pressed or spun to remove the residual
honey, and then melted and molded into blocks for further
processing. Most wax is recycled to make new honeycombs for
bees. However, some wax can be used for making candles and
cosmetics and as a salve for wound dressings.
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Nucleus colonies and queen bees – Bees and queen bees may be
produced by the beekeeper for sale to other beekeepers. Nucleus
colonies usually comprise of a box of bees with three or four
frames inside (two frames of brood, one frame of honey and one
of honey and pollen). The beekeeper sells the colonies to others
to enable them to develop a new hive or replenish a failing one.
Queen bees are sold for the purpose of replacement of old or
failed queens, for the maintenance of good production and gentle
hive behaviour within a colony.
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Packaged bees – 1 to 1.5 kg of bees sold with a queen bee in a
cardboard tube or box with ventilation screens.
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Woodenware – There is a market for the production and sale of
beehive components either in kitset form or ready made. This is a
market that requires woodworking equipment and a reasonable
attention to detail.
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Beekeeping equipment – Veils, smokers, hive tools, overalls,
gloves and other components.
Honey is the base product of beekeeping. It is a sweet substance formed
as a result of the manipulation of plant nectar by honey bees. The major
constituents in honey are glucose and fructose - simple sugars. Vitamins,
minerals and protein are present in honey in minuscule amounts, making
them nutritionally insignificant. Some honeys are antibiotic.
Honey is the bee product most commonly purchased by the consumer and
is the commodity people are most likely to think about when discussing
honey bees.
Besides honey there are a number of other products that need to be
considered. These are:
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Pollen - A dust-like substance taken from flowers by bees and
stored in cells in the hive. Pollen is high in protein and has
traditionally been collected from bees, frozen, dried, cleaned and
placed into retail packages and sold as a protein food supplement.
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Propolis – Is a mixture of gums and resins produced by plants that
is collected and used by bees as a glue and preservative in the
hive. This substance is scraped from the interior of the hive by the
beekeeper and is then frozen. The propolis is processed by
dissolving it in alcohol and selling it as a tincture, or drying to a
powder for further processing. Propolis is used in natural health
care products, mostly due to its reputed properties as an antibiotic.
It is currently being used in toothpaste, lip balms, capsules and
tablets, tinctures, cough medicines, hand creams and wound
dressings.
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Royal jelly - Secreted by special glands in the heads and bodies of
nurse bees, it is the high protein food fed to developing queen and
worker bee larvae. This jelly is collected by a skilled beekeeper
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Honey bee products – small business
Honey bees produce a range of useful and readily marketable products
which require relatively little post-harvest processing. Such products are
useful for both domestic consumption and as a cash crop. As such, they
are ideal in small scale situations, where any excess can be readily
utilised.
Beekeeping is a low technology activity and hives can be constructed from
local materials; simple hand-operated honey and wax-processing
equipment can also be made locally.
Operations are relatively
unsophisticated, but do work better if electricity and clean water is
available. In addition, beehives generally need little management input.
That is, bees do not require daily attention and beekeeping can be
pursued in tandem with other activities.
Borrowed money can be quickly repaid if bee products are sold as a cash
crop. Bee products tend to command a relatively high price – especially in
countries which import competing products. Consequently, returns to
beekeepers are good. Overall, beekeeping is eminently suitable for smallscale agricultural activity in localities where capital and technological
resources are low.
In all cases of project establishment and maintenance it is necessary to
understand as fully as possible the socio-cultural context of the
environment.
As already noted, women’s groups are an effective medium for change.
Awareness campaigns can be implemented and interest can be generated
before money is spent. A project being pulled in by a women's committee,
rather than pushed by an outside agency, will have a far greater
opportunity for success.
Training programs should involve an
understanding of social and cultural backgrounds, should be hands-on,
and should be conducted in the village, as travel may be difficult for
women in outer areas.
The best way to ensure the effective development of beekeeping is
through extensive extension processes (NB: a woman beekeeping
extension officer was appointed in the Solomon Islands in 1990).
Awareness campaigns and training should attempt to illustrate that
relatively little work is required in order to become involved in beekeeping,
that members of the family of all ages can be involved, and that a wide
range of income generating activities exist. There should also be some
emphasis on the health benefits of beekeeping products as food or wound
dressings.
Women and beekeeping
Historically, women have not been extensively involved in beekeeping as
an income generating activity. It is proposed here that for those who wish
to become involved, the potential rewards are high and the risks low.
Women are able to undertake beekeeping on an equal basis to men –
although it may be difficult to persuade some men of this fact.
In order to introduce apiculture to new areas great care must be taken to
be politically sensitive. Once this is achieved, working through women's
committees/groups is the next advisable step. It is also important that
those who intend to promote such activities are mindful of the existing
gender structures. For example, women may not be allowed, unless
explicitly encouraged and supported financially by their husbands/partners,
to become involved in beekeeping.
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Potential Products
There are many products that have the potential to be produced within the
industry including some of the above. They are as follows1:
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Retail packaged honey – domestic markets
Bulk honey
Honey beer
NB: Due to the climate and the nature of Uganda it is inappropriate to
assume that Royal Jelly is a potential product due to the labour intensive
process and skill levels required in extracting royal jelly for sale and the
need be kept frozen.
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The current issues for the honey bee market are:
Crude unprocessed propolis;
Processed propolis – drinks, candies, tincture etc;
Beeswax – candles, sheets of wax, and polishes;
Beauty range – soap and creams; and
Medicinal – honey, creams (containing honey, propolis and other
local healing ingredients).
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Continued sustainable growth in production hive capacity
(enabling greater volumes of honey production);
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Infrastructural support and extension (beekeeping training); and
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Value creation through selling honey bee products, bee hive
equipment and honey bee hives.
Point of difference
No drugs/chemicals are needed to keep the bees alive in Uganda for
honey production. For the majority of the beekeeping countries outside
Africa, this is not the case, and beekeepers rely on a number of
drug/chemical interventions to sustain their honey bee colony numbers.
This is an important success factor for any development programme.
Outcomes
The changes from this project are expected to result in:
The Environment:
1.
Beekeeping does not damage the environment. Beekeepers promote
conservation because plants produce nectar, the basis of honey. The
industry does not promote the utilisation of fertile land or the destruction of
native fauna habitat.
A well understood whole industry approach looking at all areas
of the industry;
2.
A noteworthy increase in honey production and honey bee
hive numbers within two to three years;
3.
Individuals/families/communities generating income from the
keeping/farming of honey bees;
4.
An increase in the community baseline knowledge and skills in
apiculture; and
5.
On-going industry support and development.
Land Tenure Issues:
Land is owned by individuals/families as well as by the government. In a
number of cases there may be absentee landowners although it is
understood that there have been a few issues with beehive placement.
Theft and vandalism of hives may be a problem.
Current issues
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provide the industry with a strategic business focus for greater wealth
creation for individuals.
WORK PLAN
The main strategy would be implemented in Uganda in partnership with
the
industry
and
the
KIKANDWA
RURAL
COMMUNITIES
DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION. It is proposed that the development
process will be spread over a three year period:
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Year one, the advisors would establish the strategic plan,
establish a demonstration honey bee farm 2, and train the trainers
(extension staff).
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Year two, workshops would be run throughout the country.
These workshops would utilise the skills of the advisors and the
trained extension staff.
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Year three, training and support services would be provided as
needed.
This support would be focused on increasing
government understanding as to how it could support the
industry, provide further training to potential farmers and
extension staff, and assist with the marketing of bee products.
The project would pull together a systemic framework that can provide
the industry with a common structure for different stakeholders to work
together to lift the industry to better performance levels. Good progress
has been made to date and the industry has been winning in many
areas. However, there is a desire to capture this organic growth and
2
Note: The critical success factor to building hive numbers will be the
ability to obtain brood and young bees (frames of young bees) from
established colonies. Further, queen bees will need to be produced. This
will require the use of established colonies. It is proposed that these
colonies be purchased and used to establish a demonstration farm. If this
is not practical under Ugandan conditions and with Ugandan honey bees
then swarms will need to be caught.
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On a more practical note, training would see the transfer of further
knowledge and skills to help promote increased production yields.
The Key deliverables would be:
1.
In consultation with beekeepers, a documented strategic
direction for the industry; and
2.
Workshops run and meetings held to enable knowledge
transfer and skill development in all necessary areas of
effective honey production, and hive management.
It is also proposed, while the goal is to train beekeepers and produce and
farm new colonies, that enough woodenware to establish new production
colonies and equipment would be made available to successfully trained
people. This hive equipment would be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
2 x 16 frame full depth long boxed hive
2 x colonies of honey bees
2 x crown boards
2 x queen excluders
1 x smoker
1 x head veil
1 x protective coveralls or other clothing
1 x pair of gloves
1 x hive tool
Islands, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Cook Islands
Curriculum
James Driscoll
Vitae
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Examples of Industry Experience:
Pitcairn Islands
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James Driscoll
EU and NZ Market access strategies for apiculture products
Strategic biosecurity and primary industry development
P.O. Box 9098
London Street,
Hamilton, 2001
New Zealand
CareVets Veterinarian Practices
M +64-21-681107
F +64-7-8294752
E james@driscoll.pn
Kintail Honey Limited - Honey Processing
Date of Last Revision:
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Good governance and brand development
National Beekeepers’ Association of NZ (Inc)
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Strategic and operational management services
Risk Management Programme (RMP)
National Beekeepers’ Association of New Zealand (Inc) (NBA) – The
Management Agency, American Foulbrood (AFB) Pest Management Strategy
(PMS)
31/01/2007
Summary Resume:
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Current Position:
Consultant NZAC Limited
Key skills:
International Beekeeping Expert
Business management, Business
development, ‘whole’ systems
thinking, and project
management
Int. MBA (Dist); MSc (Hons);
BSc; PGDipBMst; PGCertBRes;
NZSSC
New Zealand/EU (dual)
Managed the New Zealand American Foulbrood (honey bee disease) PMS
strategy for the NBA
Pacific Region
Qualifications:
Nationality:
Pacific Community, Secretariat of the South Pacific (SPC) apiculture industry
review, 12 countries 1999 - 2002.
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All Pacific Island country members of the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community (SPC) had access to an apiculture project however the
primary focus of the project targeted those countries with existing or
emerging apiculture industries: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, Niue, Cook Islands, Wallis &
Futuna, and Kiribati
Australia
Countries of work:
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New Zealand, Australia, Canada,
Japan, Hong Kong, Mainland
China, Fiji Islands, Pitcairn
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Overview, Quarantine and disease control methods, Apis mellifera, 1996.
Fiji Islands
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Academic
Program, Agriculture, 1997.
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Development of a risk analysis for the importation of Apis mellifera genetic
material into Samoa through the use of strict quarantine procedures.
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Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)
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Industry Feasibility Study, Fiji Beekeepers Association, 1999.
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A programme to investigate the quarantine risk of shipping queen bees
from the Solomon Islands via Fiji to Samoa.
Strategic Development Planning; Quarantine, Quality Development
training, Codex A. Fiji Commodity Councils, 1999.
Beekeeping Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New
Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1998. Teaching in
Apiculture and quarantine procedures for dealing with imported new
genetic material from New Zealand.
Solomon Islands
Samoa
NZODA – industry development, 1996.
Technical Cooperation Development (TCP)
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Apis mellifera, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United
Nations, TCP/SAM/4551, 1996 -1997. This project involved developing
an industry strategy for the promotion and implementation of an
apicultural industry in Samoa. The project involved training, disease
survey, quarantine programmes, surveillance systems, border protection
training/development and government extension work.
Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)
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Beekeeping Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New
Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1997. Program involved
training and market identification in apiculture.
Pacific Island Investment Development Scheme (PIIDS)
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Agricultural Development, Women in Business Foundation, Samoa, New
Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT), 1998.
A further
programme of training was initiated as a result of the 1997 project.
Canada Fund, Canadian Government
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Sustainable Agriculture, 1998. An equipment and training programme
was initiated for the Women in Business Foundation in Samoa.
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Sustainable
Agriculture, 1998.
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Academic
Programme, Agriculture, 1997.
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An overview of the Solomon Island honey bee industry.
Curriculum
Murray Reid
22 Burn-Murdoch Street
Hamilton, New Zealand.
M +64-21 972 858
F +64-7-849 4673
E reids@ihug.co.nz
M +64-21-681107
F +64-7-8294752
E james@driscoll.pn
Date of Last Revision:
12/02/2007
Summary Resume:
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Vitae
–
Current Position:
Consultant AgriQuality Limited
Key skills:
Project management and
formulating industry development
plans.
Disease control: surveys,
surveillance and exotic disease
response systems.
Quarantine systems, export
certification and lead auditor.
Apiculture extension training for
farmers and government
personnel
Import export protocol
development and quality systems
Qualifications:
MSc, BSc
Nationality:
New Zealand/EU (dual)
Countries of work:
New Zealand, Australia,
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Fiji
Islands, Japan, Korea, Malta,
Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Uruguay,
USA, Vanuatu
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Government (Biosecurity New Zealand and New Zealand Safety
Authority); development and review of systems for exotic pest and
disease response and surveillance for exotic bee disease
National Beekeepers' Association (NBA); management of their
Pest Management Strategy for the endemic bee disease American
foulbrood.
Varroa Agency Incorporated (VAI); management of their Pest
Management Strategy for varroa.
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Pollination Associations and growers; pollination hive audits
Verification of bee products and live bee exports and verification of
Risk Management Programmes (RMP’s) of final processors and
final premises.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and, NZAid;
administration of beekeeping bilateral aid programmes in the
South Pacific, Middle East and S E Asia, as well as trade access
missions to North America and Asia.
National organisations such as the Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the UN, the Secretariat of the Pacific
Communities (SPC), the South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP), and the United States Fish and Wildlife.
International experience
1
Bilateral Aid programmes -Consultant for the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade and FAO.
1980 Niue; Industry review, bee disease survey, honey processing
and marketing, staff training. (South Pacific Region Trade &
Economic Cooperative Agreement)
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Examples of Industry Experience:
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1987 Samoa; Consultant, industry review, including quarantine
systems, legislation and bee disease survey, drafted beekeeping
legislation and provided NZ training for Samoan Quarantine staff.
 1992-1996 Solomon Islands; Four years acting as Programme
Management Service Consultant.
a) Industry review, bee disease survey, and strategic industry
development plan for Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture &
Forestry and Honey Producers Coop.
b) Beekeeping legislation and training programme for Quarantine
Officers
c) Risk analysis on importing live bees and began a bee breeding
programme
d) Beekeeper training, beekeeping curriculum for secondary
schools, and training in NZ for 16 Solomon islanders, including
three women (Telford Rural Polytechnic: Certificate in
Beekeeping).
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1997 Samoa; Consultant, setting up two village-based small
beekeeping enterprises for women (Advisory Mission NZAid)
1998 Samoa; Consultant, training village women with small
businesses in beekeeping and members of the Beekeepers
Association of Samoa Inc, in queen bee production (Advisory
Mission NZAid)
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2004 South Africa, study tour to review bee pests and diseases
exotic to NZ and South Africa’s response and control systems
(Biosecurity NZ)
 2005 Niue and Samoa, bee disease survey and evaluation of
legislation, border quarantine and response (Samoan Government)
3
2
Market access negotiations and trading protocols
Other consultancies - funding agency(s) in brackets
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1993 Australia; Chalkbrood disease consultancy (NSW Government
and Beekeepers’ Association).
1994 Argentina; American foulbrood disease consultancy (Argentinean Government)
1995 Malta; industry review with recommendations for border
protection, import protocols, staff training, regulatory systems
and marketing. (Maltese Government).
1996 Samoa; (10 weeks) industry review, evaluation of quarantine
systems, border control procedures and legislation, disease
survey, training for Samoa MAF staff and farmers, and
preparation of an industry development plan. (Food &
Agriculture Organization-FAO).
1997 Samoa: evaluation and risk analyses of importing queen bee
stock and review of legislation. (FAO Programme of
Cooperation with Academic and Research Institutions).
1998 Samoa; workshops on queen bee production for Women in
Business Foundation and Beekeepers’ Association of Samoa.
1999 Uruguay; workshops on managing American foulbrood bee
disease for Uruguay beekeepers Association and Ministry of
Agriculture (Beekeeping Society of Uruguay)
2000 Niue: beekeeping industry review and survey for varroa
(Secretariat of the Pacific Communities -SPC)
2003 Niue, Vanuatu and Palau: developed and ran workshops on
Invasive Species (SPREP) and US Fish and Wildlife.
2003 Samoa, review of potential for a commercial beekeeping
operation (Niue Honey Company)
2003 Niue, bee disease survey and evaluation of legislation, border
quarantine and response systems to protect the beekeeping
industry (FAO).
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 1986 USA and Canada: presented New Zealand's case for live bee
access (official meetings in Ottawa, Montreal, Washington and
New York).
 1991 Canberra; access negotiations for honey and bee products.
 1992 Japan and Korea; part of a MAF and beekeeping industry team
negotiating access and transit protocols for live bees.
 1998 Fiji; transit protocols for live bees from New Zealand and
Solomon Islands to and from Samoa. Access for Solomon Island
honey to Fiji.
 1999 Brazil; imports of bee stock from New Zealand and trade
development in honey and propolis
 2005 Niue: import protocols for Niue bee products into New Zealand
 2005 Samoa: import protocols for Samoan bee products into New
Zealand.
Curriculum
Robert Kibaya
P.O.BOX 494 Kikandwa
Village, Mukono, Uganda
Phone +256-712-848448
E-mail kruralcommunitiesdevorg@yahoo.com
Current Position
Project Coordinator
Vitae
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Key skills
Biological Technologist, soil water and plant micro/
macro analyst, Community mobilizing and development,
Micro computers hardware technician,
Qualifications
Majored in Science Technology in Biological Sciences.
Nationality
Ugandan
Functional
summary
 July 2006 up to date- serving as Executive
Director/ head of Information and Communication
Department of Kikandwa Rural Communities
Development Organization.
 April 2007-Up to date Serving as Vice Chairperson
of Chain Cottages Development Organization.
 November 2007 up to date Representing World
Campus International www.worldcampus.org in
Africa.
 July 2008 up to date acting as African Regional
Director for African Ball and Community
Development (ABACODE) (www.abacode.org)
 June 2006 up to date training at Soil, plant and
water analytical laboratory, Soil Science
Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere
University.
 03 Feb 2007 up to date- part timing as a Micro
Biologist on Below Ground Biodiversity Project at
Makerere University.
 May 2003- May 2006 Trained and Worked with
Mission Harvest Ministries Africa as system
administrator/ instructor/ volunteer on ICT4Schools
& Community Project.
 2001-Trained in soil science analytical Laboratory,
Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University.
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 2003 Trained and worked with MMs Computer
Support Ltd as Instructor, computer rooms
supervisor, computer technician and Director.
 Have knowledge on fixing and repairing broken
microcomputers.
 Have knowledge on graphic designing using
Microsoft Photo Draw software.
 Knowledge on Water treatment.
Community
activities and
workshops/semi
nars attended
and short
courses

04-07 Feb 2009 participated, presented a
paper and led up a panel on Refugee Life and
Internally Displaced People during WCHS
(www.humanitarianstudies2009.org) in
Groningen The Netherlands.

12th to 14th November 2008 Contributed a
paper on Information Production with Satellite
Receivers in Rural Communities of Africa
during the 6th International Conference on
Open Access held in Lilongwe Malawi
www.wideopenaccess.net

26-31 October 2008 participated and presented a
poster on Commercial Algae Farming for
sustainable energy and Carbon free environment
during CTA Annual International Seminar
(Implication of climate change for sustainable
agricultural
production
systems)
held
in
Ouagadougou Bukina Faso.

1-5 September 2008, attended a training
workshop in Accra Ghana in Agricultural
Information Production with Satellite Receivers
Organised and sponsored by CTA (www.cta.int)

2-7 March 2008, Participated in First Global
Forum on Human Resources For Health at Speak
Resort Hotel in Kampala Uganda organised by
Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health
Organisation, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland; Tel: +41-22-791-1616; Fax: +41-22791-4841; E-Mail: ghwa@who.int

29 November to 30 November 2007 Training
workshop on Information and Communication
Infrastructures for Rural Areas in African Countries
Nairobi, Kenya organised by International Centre
for Science and High Technology (ICS) and United
Nations Industrial Development Organisation
(UNIDO).

07th October 2007 attended Global Festa Japan
2007 in Hibiya Park Tokyo Japan. Tel: 03-54348247 Fax: 03-5434-8697
 E-Mail: gfesta@ns.jic.co.jp

Volunteer
experience
World Information Society Day 17th May 2007
Public Dialogue & ICT4D Expo at Hotel Africana,
Organised
by
Uganda
Communication
Commission, UNDP, Uganda ICT Ministry, I –
Network-
Volunteer with To Love Children Organisation
(www.tolovechildren.or) on Girl Child Education Project
Copy Right James Driscoll (2007)
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