Local Expert in Beekeeping

Polish Center for International AID (PCPM) is seeking a Local Expert in Beekeeping.

MASAR for Local Governments is a programme funded by the EU MADAD trust fund and implemented in Lebanon and Iraq. The overall aim of the programme is to strengthen the long-term resilience of targeted subnational governments and their host, refugee and IDP populations to deal with displacement.

MASAR has three objectives:

To improve the capacities of subnational governments to engage in holistic, area-based planning and consider different scenarios that respond to the needs of host, refugee and IDP populations.

To improve service delivery to generate greater social stability outcomes based on the needs of host, refugee and IDP populations.

To empower subnational governments and service providers to facilitate local economic development and to have better access to municipal investment that benefit the extension of safe public services and create economic opportunities for host, refugee and IDP populations.

Aim of this assignment

Beekeeping and the related food production have a significant development potential in the Dreib area considering the natural environment, the already functioning beekeepers’ cooperatives, a relatively short time of specialized training required for newcomers to the sector and the high market value of bee products. The strengths of the sector in Dreib include also high standards of beekeeping set by the Union of Cooperatives of Beekeepers of Akkar and the potential synergy between the beekeeping and tourism sectors.

The Expert will contribute to the realization of this sector’s development potential through providing beekeeping training to beginner beekeepers as well as a training on bee queens production to more experienced beekeepers in the area. Both activities will contribute to strengthening succession within the beekeeping sector in Dreib and widening its offer.