Zimbabwe: Beekeeping a rewarding alternative to crop farming in era of climate change
Over 1,552 villagers in Mutasa district in Manicaland province have managed to overcome challenges posed by climate change, courtesy of international donors who have made them realise that beekeeping, other than crop farming, was a life changer.
After experiencing perennial crop failures over the past decade due to erratic rainfall patterns, the villagers now view bees as moneymakers, as beekeeping projects have transformed their lives overnight.
The projects, funded by the European Union, are aimed at supporting the integration of agriculture with sustainable forest management and agro-forestry.
This is in an effort to increase and diversify sources of food and income for small-scale farmers, thereby increasing their resilience to shocks and improving food security and food availability in Zimbabwe.
