USAID Yields Productive Models for Non-Timber Forest Product Training in the Russian Far East
During the month of February, the Russian Far East (RFE) Association of Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) Producers and the Khabarovskiy Krai Bee-Keepers Society jointly organized special courses on advanced bee hive management and wild honey production. The courses were based on training and guidance these organizations received from the USAID-sponsored FOREST Project in the fall of 2004. The educational courses were completed without USAID funding, demonstrating that the FOREST Project’s NTFP programs are becoming institutionalized in local Russian organizations throughout the RFE and that the legacy of new knowledge provided by FOREST Project experts continues to benefit the local community.
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| Bee hive management training offered through the FOREST Project’s NTFP program (pictured) attracts local participants. |
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