In the Pandanguo area close to Better Globe Forestry’s plantations in Nyongoro, harvesting honey is well known and is practiced by the local Boni community – which still maintains a lot of their hunter-gatherer traditions. The ranch had been eying bee keeping activities for some time, and expressed this desire to Better Globe Forestry with a request for assistance. African Beekeepers Ltd., a company based in Nairobi and with ample experience in its field, had shown interest in putting up an apiary with what are known as Langstroth hives in Nyongoro plantation. During a field visit in March, a site for the apiary was selected, and a meeting was organized between the two parties in the presence of Better Globe Forestry. Afterwards, a deal was reached between the two parties.
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