On the initiative of the founder and head of IDEA Public Union, Leyla Aliyeva, the support project titled “Gənc arıçı” (Young beekeeper) which promotes the development of eco-entrepreneurship and is being carried out within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) and the "Year of Solidarity for the Green World” is on progress in Gabala district.

The project is jointly implemented by the IDEA Public Union, “ABAD" public legal entity, the Youth Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the State Employment Agency.

The project is aimed at the creation and proper development of beekeeping by youth and young families. A one-month training program was held for 20 young families selected within the project with the participation of professional experts.

The young people who completed the training course were awarded with certificates by the official representatives, including the director of the "ABAD" public legal entity, Rufat Elchiyev and they were presented with bee families and hives, beekeeper's clothing, honey strainers and other equipment necessary for beekeeping, and the young beekeepers were provided with necessary conditions to effectively conduct the production process.

The farms of young eco-entrepreneurs will be regularly monitored by experts to increase the number of hives through natural growth within two years and they will be provided with the necessary guidance. It is planned to help new beekeepers gain access to a wider customer base and organize sales effectively and reach the stage of competitive honey production in the market economy.

 

It should be noted that the project has been implemented since 2021. The goal of the project is to expand bee areals in the country as they are the protectors of biodiversity. As well as, promote beekeeping as a type of eco-entrepreneurship in the regions of Azerbaijan, to support the provision of natural honey production, to contribute to the improvement