Madhu Duniya - 2
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It has been almost 4 years since the hugely successful first Madhu Duniya meeting in Andhra Pradesh, India. Since those days in November 2007, much progress has been made in the informal regional forest honey network – much of it triggered by the intensive sharing of experiences while in India. Numerous productive exchange activities have taken place during this time and the Madhu Duniya network has not only further matured, but expanded considerably since - notably in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Now, we are excited to be at the threshold of the 2nd Madhu Duniya, this time set to take place in Banten, Indonesia, September 20 – 25, 2011 (see photo above). Mawali women and Barcik (Bangladesh), early in 2010, visit Keystone (Nilgiris, India) for training in wax processing. Sharing Ancient Traditions and New Developments (LEFT) Khadia people (India) celebrating the award, which one of them, Baneshwar Dehuri, received during MD-I for his life-long commitment to the tradition of honey collect- ing and Apis dorsata management. (CENTER) Japanese tourists happy to learn many new things during the May 201! Mondulkiri Forest Honey Festival. (Cambodia.)” (RIGHT) Teenagers performing a honey hunting dance during the 2010 ‘Agta Bee Conservation (ABC) planning workshop’ in General Nakar, Philippines. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Chinh of BRDC, Vietnam.”
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It has been almost 4 years since the hugely successful first Madhu Duniya meeting inAndhra Pradesh, India.Since those days in November 2007, much progress has been made in the informal regionalforest honey network – much of it triggered by the intensive sharing of experiences while inIndia.Numerous productive exchange activities have taken place during this time and the MadhuDuniya network has not only further matured, but expanded considerably since - notably inIndonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
Transcript of Madhu Duniya - 2
It has been almost 4 years since the hugely successful first Madhu Duniya meeting in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Since those days in November 2007, much progress has been made in the informal regional forest honey network – much of it triggered by the intensive sharing of experiences while in India.
Numerous productive exchange activities have taken place during this time and the Madhu Duniya network has not only further matured, but expanded considerably since - notably in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
Now, we are excited to be at the threshold of the 2nd Madhu Duniya, this time set to take place in Banten, Indonesia, September 20 – 25, 2011 (see photo above).
Mawali women and Barcik (Bangladesh), early in 2010, visit Keystone (Nilgiris, India) for training
in wax processing.
Sharing Ancient Traditions
and New Developments
(LEFT) Khadia people (India) celebrating the award, which one of them, Baneshwar Dehuri, received during MD-I for his life-long commitment to the tradition of honey collect-ing and Apis dorsata management. (CENTER) Japanese tourists happy to learn many new things during the May 201! Mondulkiri Forest Honey Festival. (Cambodia.)”
(RIGHT) Teenagers performing a honey hunting dance during the 2010 ‘Agta Bee Conservation (ABC) planning workshop’ in General Nakar, Philippines. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Chinh of BRDC, Vietnam.”
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Madhu Duniya, while expecting participants from seven Asian countries, aims to offer a platform to Apis dorsata honey gatherers and their supporters for a “pressure cook-er” exchange of ancient traditions, global developments, as well as of new approaches and appropriate technolo-gies.
Prior to Madhu Duniya, a one-day scientific symposium on ‘Forest Honey, Health & Nutri-tion’ will take place in the botanical garden of Bogor. Key findings will be shared in Banten.The event is organized by the Forest Honey Network Indonesia (JMHI), in close collabora-tion with the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme for South and Southeast Asia (NTFP-EP) and is hosted by JMHI member PHMN.
Finally, Madhu Duniya 2011 was made possible thanks to generous support from the Ford Foundation (Indonesian participants), Both Ends (Regional) and OXFAM-HK (Cambodia).
(TOP LEFT)Some great products developed by the Cam-bodian Forest Honey Network.
(SECOND FROM THE TOP LEFT)Tualang products developed at USM for research purposes.
(THIRD FROM THE TOP LEFT)Johnny Utama, head of Dian Niaga (JMHI’s marketing arm and more!) turns his back to us, while busy checking the MD venue in Banten.
(TOP RIGHT)A honey harvester from Sumbawa shows us how honey collecting is all about skill!
(BOTTOM LEFT)Beware, honey laundering crooks are all around! Pandu of Appiko (India) will tell us the horror story.
(BOTTOM MIDDLE)Bee dances by Grayson & the Gang were a topper at JMHI’s 2008 (also otherwise) top conference ‘Forest Honey & Conserva-tion – What is the Link?’. in the Ministry of Forestry, Jakarta.
