BEEKEEPING
&
DEVELOPMENT 46
Promote
Apis cerana!
AT THE CONFERENCE the Beekeeping Technology Chapter made a proposal to AAA that an ad hoc group for the promotion of Apis cerana beekeeping be recognised.
CONGRATULATIONS The Conference was organised jointly by the Asian Apicultural Association, and the International Centre for integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD.
AAA warmly acknowledges the valuable financial and logistical support provided by ICIMOD in organising the Fourth Conference. Well done to all concerned for a very smoothly arranged meeting, giving everyone attending the opportunity to share
experiences.
The next AAA Conference will take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in March 2000. B&D will bring you details as soon as they are available.
EXPLANATION PLEASE!
IcIMOD
KEIKO NAKAMURA
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development is a regional organisation focusing specifically on the unique problems and opportunities for development in the mountains of the Hindu Kush Himalaya. This mountain range extends from Afghanistan in the West to China in the East. People in this region are often living in remote places and farming under difficult conditions: ICIMOD undertakes research and information sharing within the region. For the past five years ICIMOD has included a beekeeping component within its activities, funded by the Federal] Chancellery of Austria.
Dr Punchihewa was appointed Co-ordinator for the “Promotion of Apis cerana Beekeeping Group”, and was requested to outline a future action
programme.
A meeting considered the problems that
Group Members are:
have hindered the development and promotion of Apis cerana beekeeping up to now.
China: Professor Kuang Bangyu,
Immediate Action The immediate action plan is to establish a network for everyone who is interested to work on the promotion of Apis cerana
beekeeping.
To be most effective, Members must have apiaries with a minimum of 20 colonies of Apis cerana. This will enable Members to conduct simple observations and experiments within an “Asia wide co-ordinated honeybee management programme”. The colonies should be managed to produce honey, and honey production will be considered the prime objective of the whole exercise. For this purpose it is important to keep accurate records and documentation should be available to all Members at any time.
Mr Tan Ken
India: Dr V K Mattu, Mr P Roy
Japan: Professor T Yoshida Nepal: Dr
N M Saville, Mr
K K Shrestha
Sri Lanka: Dr R W K Punchihewa
Thailand: Dr Sirinun Aemprapa, Professor S Wongsiri
Vietnam: Dr P H Ching, Mr P D Hanh. The following participated as observers at the inaugural meeting: Dr Ernst Huttinger, Dr Hermann
Pechhacker (Austria) Dr Otto Boecking (Germany)
Professor Mitsuo Matsuka,
AAA President Japan
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Dr Nicola Bradbear, Ms Nell Holt-Wilson
(United Kingdom)
person please contact Dr RW K Punchihewa 855088 or E-mail punchirw@slit.Ik
Any interested Fax +94
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The Conference was weil attended by exactly 150 delegates from 22 countries
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Looking at a hive made from straw in ICIMOD’s apiary at Godavari
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