Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On Dec.16, MultiChoice announced a brand-new Pan-African lifestyle channel on the DStv channel 173 dubbed Honey. In addition to their legendary sports, education and movie channels, the new Honey channel will showcase unscripted lifestyle TV content for curious and connected Africans while celebrating and exploring …
Read More »Making a killing from West Nile honey, shea butter
More research and policy guidance needed to improve value chain for non-wood forest products Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Honey, beeswax and shea butter are some of the non-wood forest products with a lot of potential of contributing to nutrition, food security, household incomes and forest conservation in the …
Read More »Honey production changes fortunes for communities in Amudat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amudat district in Karamoja sub region has the potential to produce up to 50 tons of honey annually. Honey production has been changing fortunes for residents in Amudat district who initially relied heavily on cattle keeping and subsistence farming. For the last two years, …
Read More »ARTS: Honey pot to attract young artists
Top law firm Mukumbya Musoke Advocates awards art prize winners Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | In the midst of a busy art calendar with the third edition of Kampala Art Biennale and KLA ART18 festival already in full gear, the first art awards organised and sponsored by a local corporate …
Read More »Bee-harming pesticides in 75 percent of honey worldwide: study
Miami, United States | AFP | Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on bees have been found in 75 percent of honey worldwide, raising concern about the survival of these crucial crop pollinators, researchers said Thursday. Human health is not likely at risk from the concentrations detected in a …
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