Small-scale farmers in Nigeria make up 80% of farmers and produce 90% of agricultural output.
Yet, over 72% live in poverty.
Let's change the statistic together - not just now, but for future generations.
Sustainable Livelihoods
Adopting sustainable beekeeping practices can support smallholder farmers and their families diversify their income, boost their crop yields and become more resilient to economic and environmental shocks.
Slow Food Ethos
New beekeepers will be trained in the Slow Food ethos, promoting organic and indigenous crop farming.
Youth Empowerment
Providing young beekeepers the skills and capacity to become trainers will bring energy to the community and invite more youth to learn and be involved in bees and their environment.
Drive lasting change through
beekeeping
This is Amina. We wish you could read her t-shirt, it says ‘Fight Like a Girl’ and she sure has fighting spirit. She’s building bee hives in 40 degree heat. Why? Because she believes in the power of beekeeping to build climate resilience.
Amina lives in the Kumbungu district. The district is one of the three most at-risk for food security, a worsening challenge with climate change. Beekeeping offers a way to fight back and build climate resilience.
Amina is collaborating with her community to build climate resilience through beekeeping.
Will you Collaborate for Climate? Donate 2-30th April and get your donation matched. One donation, double the impact.
1. Beekeeping is an effective tool for climate-resilient agriculture
Bees naturally increase crop yield, research has shown that they increase cashew yield by 200%. With yields falling due to climate change, natural ways to protect food harvests and income are much needed.
2. Beekeeping increases and diversifies income
Beekeeping offers a new source of income from hive products including honey and beeswax. We found households in Ghana could increase their income by 20%, enabling people to invest in their futures. Some of the climate- affected communities we will work with in Ghana plan on buying drought-resistant Maize (significantly more expensive) with honey money.
3. Beekeeping supports plant biodiversity
Honey bees are native to sub-Saharan Africa, they are part of the natural ecosystems and are important pollinators for African flora.
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Regenerative Beekeeping: Climate Resilient gardening and more
Join us live with Sarah Wyndham Lewis to learn about how she approached creating a climate resilient garden to support her bees and wild pollinators. She’ll be sharing tips and tricks, including her top 10 plants for climate resilient gardening.
Date: 24th April
Time: 19:00-20:30
Free/by donation
The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
Join us on World Earth Day to learn about the Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change with biologist and best selling author Thor Hanson.
Drawing on current science and stories from his book, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Hanson shows how plants and animals are moving, adapting, and even evolving in real time, and how the sum of their reactions will determine the future.
Date: 22nd April
Time: 19:00-20:30
Free/by donation
Biking for Bees: Cycling from the UK to New Zealand
Jaya attempted to cycle solo from the UK back home to New Zealand. Needless to say she had quite the adventure. Join Jaya live to hear about the highs, lows, how far she got and the people and beekeepers she met along the way.
Date: 10th April
Time: 19:00-20:00
Free/by donation
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