One of the many ways FFP works to empower (rural and urban) farmers in Jamaica is through beekeeping. In addition to the benefit beekeepers receive from managing hives and producing honey, the projects are great for the bees themselves. With the alarming trend of bee populations being decimated around the world, healthy beekeeping projects are all the more important.
Check out the short video below to see how bees are making life sweeter for one man and his family, and for his community as well.
If you’d like to support micro-enterprise initiatives such as beekeeping and other animal husbandry projects that help the poor earn income, you can do so here.