Suriname beekeepers and greenhouse growers ask for land, technology and ongoing support

At a regional policy consultation in Nickerie, Suriname, on 9 October, greenhouse growers, beekeepers and young people raised problems such as access to finance, a lack of suitable farmland and the ageing of farmers with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture.

The meeting, attended by about 47 people, focused on protected cultivation and beekeeping, the two value chains of the regional GCAF project. Participants were split into five groups, two of which discussed beekeeping. Specific sites in Nickerie and Coronie were put forward for further assessment for beekeeping, but which areas will be allocated has not yet been decided.