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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Zambia Honey Council
Solwezi
Zambia
Email: honey@zambiahoneycouncil.org.zm
Website: www.zambiahoneycouncil.org.zm/
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
Zambia Honey Council (ZHC) was formed in 2003 to provide a forum for honey producers, processors and
buyers to discuss issues pertinent to the honey sector. Initially named the Zambia National
Bee Keepers Association, the organisation changed its name to ZHC to incorporate all the stakeholders
in the honey sector. Since 2005 ZHC has been having dialogue meetings with its key
stakeholders mainly primary producers of honey, the traders and processors to look at ways of improving
the operations of the Council as well as to identify challenges faced by each of the
stakeholder groups. Its operations are currently confined to three main districts in Zambia i.e Kaoma,
Kapiri Mposhi and Kabompo Districts. Currently ZHC works with 4 000 individual honey
producers that are formed into groups and plans to reach 10 000 producers by the end of 2011. The members
will benefit from training and market brokering /linkage activities undertaken by ZHC.
Hivos' interest in ZHC is based on the fact that it seeks to ensure that honey producers have access
to markets and thus earn good income to sustain their livelihoods. In 2005 Hivos gave ZHC micro
funds to allow it to host a series of meetings with the stakeholders to identify the challenges faced
by the honey production sector and to explore ways of assisting the producers, buyers and
processors.
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