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−	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands.</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members~~. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists.~~ <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...	+	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands.</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Zembaba Union also exports honey to foreign markets. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives, which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref>. Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...

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-'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands.</ref>  With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...
+'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands.</ref>  With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. URL (access date: 11.06.2018): https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...
-'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: http://asianapiculture.org/</ref> The '''Indonesian Forest Honey Network''' or Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI), was established in 2005 and is an umbrella organisation of 10 indigenous communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Timor Islands). The objective is to promote sustainable honey hunting by teaching a hygienic and environmentally safe harvesting system. The organisation works together with a social enterprise which is involved in marketing the harvested honey products throughout Indonesia and the profit is distributed between honey collectors.  <ref>JMHI (2018). Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia. Access date: 20.11.2018. URL: http://www.jmhi.info/</ref>
+'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia. URL (access date: 14.05.2018): https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia. URL (access date: 14.05.2018): https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association. URL (access date: 14.05.2018): http://asianapiculture.org/</ref> The '''Indonesian Forest Honey Network''' or Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI), was established in 2005 and is an umbrella organisation of 10 indigenous communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Timor Islands). The objective is to promote sustainable honey hunting by teaching a hygienic and environmentally safe harvesting system. The organisation works together with a social enterprise which is involved in marketing the harvested honey products throughout Indonesia and the profit is distributed between honey collectors.  <ref>JMHI (2018). Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia. URL (access date: 20.11.2018): http://www.jmhi.info/</ref>
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−	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...	+	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands.</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...

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-'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: http://asianapiculture.org/</ref> The Indonesian Forest Honey Network or Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI), was established in 2005 and is an umbrella organisation of 10 indigenous communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Timor Islands). The objective is to promote sustainable honey hunting by teaching a hygienic and environmentally safe harvesting system. The organisation works together with a social enterprise which is involved in marketing the harvested honey products throughout Indonesia. <ref>JMHI (2018). Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia. Access date: 20.11.2018. URL: http://www.jmhi.info/</ref>
+'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: http://asianapiculture.org/</ref> The '''Indonesian Forest Honey Network''' or Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI), was established in 2005 and is an umbrella organisation of 10 indigenous communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Timor Islands). The objective is to promote sustainable honey hunting by teaching a hygienic and environmentally safe harvesting system. The organisation works together with a social enterprise which is involved in marketing the harvested honey products throughout Indonesia and the profit is distributed between honey collectors.  <ref>JMHI (2018). Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia. Access date: 20.11.2018. URL: http://www.jmhi.info/</ref>
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-'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.</ref>  With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...
+'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.</ref>  With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...
-'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia, Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia, Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association, Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: http://asianapiculture.org/</ref>
+'''Indonesia:''' '''PUSBAHNAS (National Apiary Center)''' <ref>PUSBAHNAS (2018). National Apiary Center, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://pusatperlebahannasional.blogspot.co.at/</ref> ; '''API Indonesia (Indonesian Apicultural Association)''' <ref>API Indonesia (2018). Indonesian Apicultural Association, Indonesia. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: https://apiindonesia.com/</ref> this organization is sub of '''Asian Apicultural Association (AAA)'''. AAA aims to "promote the exchange of scientific and general information relating to honeybee sciences and apiculture in Asia, and to encourage international co-operation in the study of problems of common interest". <ref>AAA (2018). Asian Apicultural Association. Access date: 14.05.2018. URL: http://asianapiculture.org/</ref> The Indonesian Forest Honey Network or Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia (JMHI), was established in 2005 and is an umbrella organisation of 10 indigenous communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Timor Islands). The objective is to promote sustainable honey hunting by teaching a hygienic and environmentally safe harvesting system. The organisation works together with a social enterprise which is involved in marketing the harvested honey products throughout Indonesia. <ref>JMHI (2018). Jaringan Madu Hutan Indonesia. Access date: 20.11.2018. URL: http://www.jmhi.info/</ref>
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−	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2)~~. https://doi.org/10.17265/2161~~-~~6256/2017~~.~~02.005~~</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. ~~https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1~~</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14. 11. 2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...	+	'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107-116.</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14.11.2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...

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-In Europe a beekeeping association is a kind of club, that educates, assists, informs, insures and brings together local and national beekeepers. They support the country's bees and beekeepers and have also certain responsibilities (regular meetings where they talk about changes in the beekeeping practice, inform about diseases, act as a contact for club members etc...). The beekeepers join those associations and usually pay a membership fee in exchange of using the provided services of the association. So far, there is no information about a similar structure in '''Ethiopia''' or '''Indonesia'''. Nevertheless, organizations exist which aim the education of the domiciled beekeepers.
+In Europe a beekeeping association is a kind of club, that educates, assists, informs, insures and brings together local and national beekeepers. They support the country's bees and beekeepers and have also certain responsibilities (regular meetings where they talk about changes in the beekeeping practice, inform about diseases, act as a contact for club members etc...). The beekeepers join those associations and usually pay a membership fee in exchange of using the provided services. Similar organized associations exist in '''Ethiopia''' but so far, there is no information about similar structures in '''Indonesia'''. Nevertheless, organizations exist which aim the education of the domiciled beekeepers. In addition there are numerous projects aiming the improvment of the apicultural sector, but projects always have an expiring date.
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-'''Ethiopia:''' About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref> The '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. There are also the '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science''' ('''ESAS'''; former Ethiopian Beekeepers Association) and the '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. Those are no classical beekeeping associations, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14. 11. 2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref>
+'''Ethiopia:''' In Ethiopa there exist three beekeeping associatons: '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''', '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science (ESAS)''' and '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. '''EAB''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref>  With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. This is no classical beekeeping association, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14. 11. 2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref> Other bee projects in Ethiopia: Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project, project funded by the Canadian International and implemented by ILRI, Facilitator for Change project implemented by Oxfam GB, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Commissioned by: GIZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH), by icipe etc...

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−	'''Ethiopia:''' About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref> The '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. There are also the '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science''' ('''ESAS'''; former Ethiopian Beekeepers Association) and the '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref>	+	'''Ethiopia:''' About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref> The '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. There are also the '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science''' ('''ESAS'''; former Ethiopian Beekeepers Association) and the '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> With the support of SOS Sahel and other co-operatives (individual farmers and beekeepers), the '''Zembaba Bee Products Development''' & '''Trade Promotion Cooperative Union''' was established. Those are no classical beekeeping associations, but they offer training, good materials and market information, they assist members and improve methods of production and the main objective is to promote the market for honey bee products in the Amhara region. Union members have to have 2 years of experience as beekeepers and they provide an agreed amount of honey to the co-operatives which sell it to domestic markets. Afterwards, they distribute the annual profit to all the members. Unfortunately, there is no information, if this in 2006 established union still exists. <ref>Mekonnen, S. (2008). Increasing marketing opportunities in Amhara Region Ethiopia. Bees for Development, 86, text on website. URL (Access date: 14. 11. 2018): http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/documents/i/increasing-marketing-opportunities-in-amhara-region-ethiopia/ </ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref>

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		+	In Europe a beekeeping association is a kind of club, that educates, assists, informs, insures and brings together local and national beekeepers. They support the country's bees and beekeepers and have also certain responsibilities (regular meetings where they talk about changes in the beekeeping practice, inform about diseases, act as a contact for club members etc...). The beekeepers join those associations and usually pay a membership fee in exchange of using the provided services of the association. So far, there is no information about a similar structure in '''Ethiopia''' or '''Indonesia'''. Nevertheless, organizations exist which aim the education of the domiciled beekeepers.
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	'''Ethiopia:''' About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref> The '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. There are also the '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science''' ('''ESAS'''; former Ethiopian Beekeepers Association) and the '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref>		'''Ethiopia:''' About 10 years ago, SOS-Sahal was an important beekeeping project, providing beekeeping training. <ref>Gupta, R. K., Reybroeck, W., van Veen, J. W., & Gupta, A. (2014). Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1</ref> The '''Ethiopian Apiculture Board (EAB)''' was established in 2009 and it aims to improve the honey production and productivity by ensuring quality production and safety issues. The Ministry of Agriculture is the patron of '''EAB'''. There are also the '''Ethiopian Society of Apiculture Science''' ('''ESAS'''; former Ethiopian Beekeepers Association) and the '''Ethiopian Honey and Beeswax Producers and Exporters Association (EHBPEA)'''. <ref>Negash, B., Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6256/2017.02.005</ref> Projects like '''ASPIRE''' (Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment) and government initiatives like '''ATA''' (Agricultural Transformation Agency) aiming also the supporting of beekeeping interests. In addition, a lot of '''organizations''' (GOs and NGOs) and '''initiatives''' offer training on beekeeping every year. Despite all the efforts, the apisector still develops '''very slowly'''. <ref>ASPIRE (2018). Apiculture Scaling up Program for Income and Rural Employment. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: http://www.snv.org/project/apiculture-scale-programme-income-and-rural-employment</ref> <ref>ATA (2018) Agricultural Transformation Agency. Access date: 11.06.2018. URL: https://www.ata.gov.et/</ref>