Koster Keunen Beekeeping Webinar Presentation

Koster Keunen West Africa
Beekeeping Value Chain
Lomé, 24/02/22
Presented by Sylvain CATTIN

SUMMARY
Beekeeping in West Africa
KKWA & Beekeeping in West Africa
Impact of KKWA activities in the value chain
Co-investment project with the Trade Hub
Achievement after first year of implementation
Challenges in implementation
Trade Hub next steps
Success story of a beekeeper
Potential new partnerships
Benefits of partnering with Koster Keunen
Partnership best practices

BEEKEEPING IN WEST AFRICA…
Beekeeping is a profitable activity for African smallholder
1
farmers that can increase their income and generate additional
income during the dry seasons.
2
Beekeeping activities generate sales of wax and honey and
provide a pollination service that increases crop yields, such
as shea, cashew, and mango within a 2- to 3-kilometer radius.
However, smallholder beekeeping has yet to be developed at

a large-scale in West Africa due to lack of equipment, training,
3
technology, and the establishment of sustainable market

linkages for honey and wax.
KKWA & BEEKEEPING IN WEST AFRICA…
Mali
Burkina
3 supply chains in 7 countries
Benin
Ivory Nigeria
Coast
Togo
Ghana
Conventional
Sustainable
Organic
RESULTING IN A POSITIVE IMPACT
Cooperatives are strengthened
Appx 10,000 beekeepers have access to :
• Knowledge and learnings

• Secured and premium market
• Quality incentive
Higher and secured income realised

GOALS OF THE PROJECT WITH USAID/Trade Hub
Professionalize beekeeping to generate and

diversify farmers’ incomes
Improve quality of beeswax
Sustain traceability system in the current supply

chain
Initiate organic certified beekeeping
Tackle food security through the increase of

production yield
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
Beekeepers Smallholder sales Stakeholders

- 16,210 beehives purchased - 4,392 market linkages created - 21 partners impacted in West Africa
- 4,392 participants trained - Shea parklands pollinated
- 932 new beekeepers trained and - Cashew orchards pollinated
empowered - Mango orchards pollinated
- 47% youths impacted
- 27% women impacted
CHALLENGES
Rising security issues in project
implementation areas such as
Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso
Effects of Covid-19 pandemic
policies against field visit
Climate change against
beekeeping season
Indiscriminate use of pesticides;
Lack of technics in the value chain
Gender stereotyping in beekeeping
INCREASING TRAINING CAPACITY
First year of implement
Next phase:
>> • Train an additional 6,808 farmers and
connect them to markets
• Production of additional of honey, beeswax,
shea, cashew, and mango from project
participants
• Increase smallholder sales of beeswax and
honey to Koster Keunen West Africa
• Generate additional more exports to the US
and EU
WEST AFRICAN BEESWAX SUPPLY CHAIN - 2021

PROJECT SUCCESS STORY …
Waïba, 21, was trained on the basics of hive

management and collecting honey and
beeswax.
In 2020, she harvested 41 kg of honey and 5 kg

of beeswax with 8 hives. With training on best
practices in beekeeping through Koster Keunen,
she improved her yield to 100 kg of honey
and10 kg of beeswax and earned quality bonus.
In the future, she hopes to expand to more

hives and earn additional income with better
practices learned through her training and
market linkage by Koster Keunen and
Caption: Waïba Agoro placing a hive on a stand after cleaning the hive from
predators USAID/Trade Hub.
Expanding Business = Partnership Opportunities
Increased demand from U.S. and

European clients for organic and
sustainable/traceable wax from West
Africa
Goal: Expand supply chain by 5,000

beekeepers beyond scope of Trade Hub
partnership
Potential partners: development projects,

nonprofit organizations, companies
working in cashew, shea, and mango
Benefits of Partnering With Us
Technical approaches for training,
certification, equipment, and
processing that meet market needs
Additional income for smallholders
Increase of yield for various crops in

west Africa
Strong loyalty of smallholders inside

supply chain
Benefits of Partnering With Us
Strengthen economic resilience of

smallholders
Take action against climate change

and preserving biodiversity
Strong leveraged contributions towards

project finances
Return of investment low and

sustainability of results
Partnership Do’s and Don’ts
Do:
•Contact us early as possible in planning
•Leverage our expertise in project design
•Formalize our role in projects
Don’t:
•Think about beekeeping as a hobby
•Sell us wax at the end of your project
*We are looking for partnerships to
professionalize smallholder beekeeping
CONCLUSION
BETTER LIVES
BETTER CROPS
BETTER BEESWAX
WEST AFRICAN BEESWAX SUPPLY CHAIN - 2021

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Koster Keunen West Africa

Beekeeping Value Chain

Presented by Sylvain CATTIN

KKWA & Beekeeping in West Africa

Impact of KKWA activities in the value chain

Co-investment project with the Trade Hub

Achievement after first year of implementation

Trade Hub next steps

Success story of a beekeeper

Potential new partnerships

Benefits of partnering with Koster Keunen

Partnership best practices

However, smallholder beekeeping has yet to be developed at

technology, and the establishment of sustainable market

3 supply chains in 7 countries

Cooperatives are strengthened

Appx 10,000 beekeepers have access to :

• Knowledge and learnings

Higher and secured income realised

Professionalize beekeeping to generate and

Improve quality of beeswax

Sustain traceability system in the current supply

Initiate organic certified beekeeping

Tackle food security through the increase of

Beekeepers Smallholder sales Stakeholders

WEST AFRICAN BEESWAX SUPPLY CHAIN - 2021

Waïba, 21, was trained on the basics of hive

In 2020, she harvested 41 kg of honey and 5 kg

In the future, she hopes to expand to more

Increased demand from U.S. and

Goal: Expand supply chain by 5,000

Potential partners: development projects,

Additional income for smallholders

Increase of yield for various crops in

Strong loyalty of smallholders inside

Strengthen economic resilience of

Take action against climate change

Strong leveraged contributions towards

Return of investment low and

WEST AFRICAN BEESWAX SUPPLY CHAIN - 2021

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