
Capacity Building Programme on “Stingless beekeeping”
Aug 24, 2023
A special programme on “Stingless beekeeping” was organised at ICAR-KVK, Kasaragod on January 24, 2023 in collaboration with Kasaragod Rural Development Society and Horticorp, Kerala. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Manojkumar T. S., Head of the ICAR-KVK, in his opening remarks highlighted about the importance of honey bee in agriculture and its potential for subsidiary income generation of smallholding farmers. Dr. Benjamin Mathew, SMS-Horticulture, ICAR-KVK, Kasaragod, delivered the welcome address and briefed the entrepreneurship potentials and opportunities in stingless bee farming in Kasaragod district. Mr. Benny Daniel, Programme Officer, Horticorp, Kerala handled the technical session on stingless bee farming methods, bee colony maintenance, honey extraction and marketing potential of the honey. The meeting was concluded with an active interactive session by participating farmers and made them confident to initiate this as an entrepreneurship activity. Mr. Charley Mathew, President, KRDS, Kasaragod, delivered the vote of thanks. A total of 25 farmers participated in the programme.