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1 Bee Health & Pollination services: Recent advances, in the AU/icipe/EU partnership in Africa Animal Production Unit AU-IBAR 1st MS_GA, Harare-Zimbabwe November, 2015

2 EU: 8,800,000 Euros; Duration: To enhance the contribution of bees and other pollinators to food security and improved livelihoods in Africa. To improve bee products and pollination services through reduced incidence of bee diseases and pests, enhanced markets access, and bee health institutional environment Bee health facilities for innovative technologies and provision of pests risk analysis baselines and benchmarks established Validated bee disease and pest management modules with efficient field based diagnostic tools developed 6 Activities 6 Activities

3 Bee health facilities for innovative technologies and provision of pests risk analysis baselines and benchmarks established

4 Activity 1: Refurbishment of one research and training centre in Kenya (Bio-safety level-2). Refurbishment of research and training centre in Kenya (Bio Safety Level-2) Completed

5 Activity 2: Refurbishment of four research and development satellite stations with regional mandate in East (Ethiopia), Central (Cameroon) and West Africa (Liberia and Burkina Faso) (Biosafety level 1) Ethiopia Completed Refurbishment ongoing in other countries

6 Activity 3: Equipping five research facilities with diagnostic tools for surveillance and detection of bee diseases in African colonies for undertaking bee health research Equipment procured and shipped to respective countries Training and installation undertaken; and ongoing in some countries

7 Activity 4: Setting up model apiaries at selected NARS/national beekeeping stations and farmers fields to demonstrate the application of intervention logics and scaling up hive products and pollination services at each project site Ongoing in all countries

8 Activity 5: Develop screen houses at NARS/national beekeeping stations for demonstrating and training Farmer s Federations in the use of various bee species for pollinating food crops Establishment of screen house ongoing in all countries

9 Activity 6: Establish one marketplace for processing, packaging, and trading of honey and hive products in each participating country Continuous support of existing marketplaces

10 Validated bee disease and pest management modules with efficient field based diagnostic tools developed

11 Activity 1: Mapping of bee biodiversity and health factors using species distribution model and dynamic vegetation modelling Mapping forest vegetation ongoing

12 Activity 2: Mapping of bee diseases and pests distribution in modern, traditional and feral bee colonies, pollen source and spatial analysis of land use and other environmental factors

13 Activity 3: Investigating behavioural mechanisms of African honeybees tolerance against the invasion of Varroa mite, and other pests and brood diseases Diversity of honeybee pathogens Completed in Kenya

14 Activity 4: Developing effective methods to detect pesticide hazards in the beehive products and identify and standardize mites-related volatile components Successfully transferred and optimized the LC-MS/MS method for residue analysis to the new Bee health equipment

15 Activity 5: Evaluating bee health hazard and risk through effective technologies such as morphometrics and DNA finger printing and vitellogenin levels Fore wing, Hind wing and hind leg of the 7 species showing the similarities and variation between species

16 Activity 6: Developing of plant based bio-pesticide for bee diseases and pests and production of over 200,000 pieces of bee pest and disease control products for Farmers Federations/beekeepers in 5 countries in Africa Environmental friendly product to control Varroa mite been tested

17 EU: 4,808,000 Euros; AUC: 300,000 Euros Duration: To enhance the contribution of bees and other pollinators to food security and improved livelihoods in Africa. To improve bee products and pollination services through reduced incidence of bee diseases and pests, enhanced markets access, and bee health institutional environment Enhanced awareness on the honeybee health and conducive environment for enhanced bee disease control, access to markets, and consumer safety created Capacity of beekeepers/farmers federations, RECs and NARS on bee health management systems and policy options strengthened 6 Activities 5 Activities

18 Enhanced awareness on the honeybee health and conducive environment for enhanced bee disease control, access to markets, and consumer safety created

19 Activity 1: Organize effective multi-stakeholder partnerships and mechanisms for the development of policy, institutional and market options for bee health and pollination services for food security A MSP for the development of policy, institutional and market options for bee health and pollination services established Establishment of A continental Multi Stakeholders Platform (MSP) for honey production, bee health & pollination services. Launching of the MSP: African Apiculture Platform (AAP). Three working groups established (Bee health; Pollination Services & biodiversity conservation; and Production, Marketing and Technologies). 1 st Executive Committee (EC) meeting of AAP organised Rules and regulations governing AAP 2 nd (AAP) Executive Committee (EC) meeting organized 2 nd Member State General Assembly of the African Apiculture

20 Activity 2: Develop policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable bee health, apiculture and pollination services at national, regional and continental levels in tight connection with OIE and RECs An Inventory and mapping of policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable bee health, apiculture and pollination services in MS Inventory of Apiculture policy and regulatory completed in 27 Member States (MS): West Africa 9 MS East Africa 8 MS Southern Africa 4 MS Northern Africa 3 Central Africa 3 Draft guideline for Regional Apiculture policy & regulatory framework ready for 3 regions (WA, EA & CA) Mapping of the existence of Policy & Legislative Framework on honey production, bee health and pollination services in African Member States

21 Activity 2: Develop policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable bee health, apiculture and pollination services at national, regional and continental levels in tight connection with OIE and RECs An Inventory and mapping of policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable bee health, apiculture and pollination services in MS Validation of (05) regional policy & legislatives framework documents on beekeeping, bee health and pollination services Discussion on the draft document on the common regulation and legislation for pesticides management in Africa

22 Activity 3: Carry out environmental impact study on bees and pollination services Carry out environmental impact study on bees and pollination services Document on assess the impact of environmental threats and stressors on bees, beehives products and pollination services in Africa drafted. Report on the assessment of the impact of environmental threats and stressors on bees, beehives products and pollination services in Africa validated.

23 Activity 4: Enhance capacities for timely collection, analysis and sharing of accurate sanitary information Organize two continental training on diagnostic and control of bee diseases and pests Two Continental training sessions of ToTs (English & French) on early detection, timely notification, prevention and control of bee diseases & pests organized (47 AU MS participated & 84 officers in the directorate of veterinary services trained) 1 st Continental Symposium on honey production, bee health and pollination services in Africa held, e-training needs assessment for the development of tailored training modules for e-training done, e-training modules are: Bee diseases and pests control Bee health Honey production & safe handling of beehive products Pollination services

24 Activity 5: Strengthen Africa s participation in standard setting organizations (OIE and Codex Alimentarius) on standards setting process for bees and bee products Strengthen Africa s participation in standard setting organizations on standards setting process for bees and bee products Identification of Experts for the three technical committee: Bee products residue, Bee health, Pesticides. Expert meeting held to define the road map Development of a strategic concept paper for the common position to ISSOs meetings

25 Activity 6: Identify market constraints and opportunities for honey and hive products and investment opportunities of bee products and pollination services Identify market constraints and opportunities for honey and hive products and investment opportunities of bee products and pollination services Discussion on the identification of key market constraints and opportunities for honey and others beehive products, and investment opportunities for bee products and pollination services in Africa conducted

26 Capacity of beekeepers/farmers federations, RECs and NARS on bee health management systems and policy options strengthened

27 Activity 1: Establish/strengthen producer organizations for input supply management and cooperative marketing Strengthen apiculture producer organizations Call for proposals launched Selection of 10 over 24 proposals from beekeepers association to be supported done

28 Activity 2: Enhance the capacity of beekeepers associations to acquire information and utilize improved bee health technologies/innovations Enhance the capacity of beekeepers associations 5 Regional Training on beekeeping technology, honey production & post harvest handling of beehive products organized 128 ToTs representatives for national beekeepers associations trained Participants: East Africa: 19 ( 8 Women & 11 Men) Central Africa: 45 (14 Women & 31 Men) Northern Africa: 18 ( 7 Women & 11 Men) Southern Africa: 22 ( 8 Women & 14 Men)

29 Activity 3: Develop a database on pollination services and bee health research and development outputs Status of apiculture Data and information need assessment completed in Africa MS 3 Bee modules in ARIS2 developed: Bee Health Production, Marketing Technologies Pollination Services & biodiversity conservation References database on bee health and pollination services Accessible on ARIS 2 developed

30 Activity 4: Strengthen the capacities of NARS and RECs to analyze the value chain of pollination services and priority beehive products, and the commercial policies of the agricultural sector Strengthen the capacities of NARS and RECs 5 Regional Training on beekeeping technology, honey production & post harvest handling of beehive products organized 74 Extension Workers & NARs ToTs trained Participants: East Africa: 11 ( 4 Women & 7 Men) Central Africa: 26 ( 6 Women & 20 Men) Northern Africa: 10 ( 3 Women & 7 Men) Southern Africa: 12 ( 3 Women & 9 Men) Western Africa: 15 ( 6 Women & 9 Men)

31 Activity 5: Develop and promote bee health knowledge management systems through bee health value chain analysis Develop and promote bee health knowledge management systems Bee project website is online Bee Net Africa is functioning d-group on honey production, bee health & pollination services is on-going: Discussion Topics : Bee Apocalypse myth or reality? Are bees so important for our survival? Bees and world food security, your comment?

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