Paper prepared by Kilicoglu S, Kilicoglu B and Erdemli E.

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Farmers are getting into the national limelight through the bee-keeping project that supplies hundreds of tons of honey to leading retail outlets in Nairobi. 'Due to persistent drought and cattle rustling, we felt it was important to introduce locals to a new way of earning a living that is neither affected by drought nor targeted by bandits,' says Mr Steve Lelengwe, the bee project manager.

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No beehive products reported this week

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Beekeeping in the province is projected to the world and honey production de Sales increased demand on the international market. The parcel of the cooperative 'Azahares', Guillermo Rolón, highlighted the success in increasing exports to Europe and commented on the need to give added value to a product that stimulates the production in the province

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'This is a great opportunity for us to participate in the expo dubbed 'ApiExpo Africa' due in October to share our experiences on the development of bee keeping and exhibit our bee products with an aim of sourcing for export markets in Africa and Europe,' Florence Katta, the Uganda Export Promotion Board executive director, said.

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The beekeeping sector in the region count from this campaign with a new analysis service quality of their products, thus 'the region is a pioneer in ensuring the safety of food products from the hive.' The analysis will be conducted by the Food Laboratory and Waste Extremadura, located in Caceres, and, as the president of 'Euromiel,' Jose Antonio Babiano, this will mean 'a major breakthrough in qualitative and quantitative quality certification of Extremadura apicultural products. '

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The Brazilian exports of honey suffered a drop in July compared with the results of June this year. In July, the value of exports reached U.S.$ 3.72 million, a decrease of 12.98% over the previous month. However, this value remains the fourth highest monthly export value in 2008. The volume of exports also suffered a fall to 1.46 tons, a decrease of 12.33% - as well as the average amount paid for honey exports, which reached U.S.$ 2,560 dollars per tonne, breaking the cycle of successive increases observed in this high years . However, the comparison with July of last year, the performance of exports of honey is good. They are recorded increases in value of 100.13% and 31.42% by weight. From January to July, revenue from exports reached 22.02 million dollars, an increase of 74.54% compared with 2007, the quantities sold were 9.63 tons, an increase of 20.77%.

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The journalist specializing Federico Petrera (h) to interview Adviser Guilermo Ledwitch of Beekeepers Delta (APIDEL) who informs on the sale made by the group of 25 drums of honey to a buyer named Antonio Ramon Ramirez (DNI 7,929,004) who paid honey with values to 15 days and then when you cash the cheks the current account was closed and beekeepers were swindled in good faith.

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Beekeepers in the eastern province of Las Tunas collected from January to date more than 100 tonnes of honey, as a sign of recovery in the production of such exportable item in this territory, located at 690 kilometers from Havana.

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Local bees could be vulnerable to a mysterious condition which has wiped out thousands of northern hemisphere hives, says a leading researcher. Dr Mark Goodwin of HortResearch says though our bees 'are looking great' compared to those overseas at the moment, the experience of the past 25 years suggests that eventually everything gets here for example, the parasitic varroa mite, which attacks honey bees. HortResearch has a programme on Mercury Island aimed at breeding a varroa-resistant bee but Goodwin says this should be seen as a tool to help against varroa rather than as a magic bullet.

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