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Sweet, sticky, and sustainable social business

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Title Sweet, sticky, and sustainable social business
 
Creator Ingram, V.J.
Njikeu, J.
 
Subject non-timber forest products
poverty
 
Description African forest–based beekeeping has a long tradition, has been practiced in Cameroon for centuries, and contributes on average to 52% of household incomes of beekeepers in the Adamaoua savannah and Northwest montane forests. Livelihoods, regulatory and policy framework, business environment, and forest management are intricately linked in the chain from beekeeper to consumer. However, it has not been a route out of poverty; despite support, the majority of beekeepers subsist on $2 a day. An energetic, innovative, and entrepreneurial group named Guiding Hope is leading a new wave of indigenous social entrepreneurs revitalizing the apiculture sector with the aim of improving this situation. The story of how they developed, the challenges faced, and how they have translated multidisciplinary scientific findings into action is recounted. The combination of participatory action research, a value chain approach, monitoring, and learning from traditional knowledge has lead to positive societal and ecological benefits that extend from Cameroon to an international level.
 
Date 2011
2012-06-04T09:15:07Z
2012-06-04T09:15:07Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ingram, V., Njikeu, J. 2011. Sweet, sticky, and sustainable social business . Ecology and Society 37 (1) :37. ISSN: 1708-3087.
1708-3087
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20726
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/3387
 
Language en
 
Source Ecology and Society