The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has set up a revolving fund for beekeepers in Kyrgyzstan’s Tyup, Jeti-Oguz and Jumgal districts, allowing them to receive modern beekeeping equipment that meets food safety standards, the UNDP said in a statement.
The equipment includes a cutting table for printing honeycombs, honey-making machines and electric drives for the honey-making machines. All of the equipment was ordered and purchased from Ukraine. The devices are set to increase work productivity and efficiency along with boosting overall honey production.
The initiative is part of the Aid for Trade project, supported by the Finnish Government.
"Honey production and sale is my main income. The work lasts for one season, but I am able to provide for my family for the entire year. UNDP helped me a lot with the electric honeymaker, as I did not have the funds to buy one in the beginning of the season. I used to use a manual honey-making machine which took a lot of effort and time – I am very happy about the new purchase,” UNDP quoted Ulan Aliyev, a Kyrgyz beekeeper from Chaek village in Naryn province, as saying.
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