Some time ago the Reformed churches partnership fund funded a bee-keeping project of the Église de Jésus-Christ à Madagascar. The project involves 15 families in the district of Ambositra. The aim is to improve the production of honey and wax and at the same time to create jobs. To make the work and maintenance easier, the beehives have been installed together on a 400 m² piece of land. The high plains of Madagascar with their forests and fruit trees provide a favourable setting. The beehives are solidly constructed and covered by sheet-iron to protect them against heavy rains. Some of the beehives are already producing honey. It is estimated that each beehive will produce 10 to 15 litres of honey per year which will be sold on the local market.

Karin Wisniewski, Reformed churches partnership fund