Summary of Training workshop

The training workshop took place on the 19th and 20th of September, 2023 at ‘Be the Help Foundation’ conference room located at Dama Kusa Village in Kwali Area Council, Abuja from 9am to 4pm daily. The two-day event commenced on the first day by 9am with registration of participants, introduction of guests and overview of the training, and later followed by briefs on BESNet and the other Supporting agencies. The lectures which were on Pollinators and their Importance, Threats to Pollinators, and Essentials of Bee keeping were taken by the resource persons. Each lecture was followed by an interactive section of question and answer. Field trip was also undertaken on the first day to the BESNet Demonstration plot and the Agroforestry system farms of the Be the Help Foundation. Lectures on inclusion of pollinators friendly medicinal plants into home gardens/farms and Bee Keeping techniques were taken the second day, this was followed by practical section on setting up of bee hives for the trainees. This section ended with distribution of the bee hives and other equipment to the trainees (Table 1 for the training schedule and Table 2 for the list of equipment). All lectures were translated in the local language (Hausa) after each lecture for the benefits of the participants who do not have sound understanding of the English language.