Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and director of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva and the director of the Baku Media Center Arzu Aliyeva On October 10, they visited Rafiga Maksudova, a participant in the “Young Beekeeper” project, at her home in Gabala.
Oku.Az According to reports, at the meeting Leyla Aliyeva had a sincere conversation with the young family of beekeepers, became interested in their activities and listened to their first experiences in the field of beekeeping and their impressions of productivity. In turn, project participant Rafiga Maksudova thanked Leyla Aliyeva for her attention and support and handed her the first filtered honey in special packaging.
It should be noted that as of 2021, 20 young beekeepers were supported in the Gabala district within the framework of the next stage of the “Young Beekeeper” project, implemented in collaboration with the Youth Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Employment Agency and ABAD. public legal entity, starting in 2021. they began to receive their products.
Individual training was carried out with the participation of professional experts for 20 young people selected within the project, whose objective is to contribute to the protection of biodiversity, promote the dissemination of beekeeping as a form of eco-entrepreneurship, and support natural honey. production and improve the financial well-being of young families. The young people who completed the training were equipped with the bee family and hives necessary for beekeeping, beekeeper clothing, beeswax apparatus and other supplies, and were provided with the necessary conditions for their effective activity.
Young beekeepers will also receive support in product certification, brand development, design and marketing. These measures will help young beekeepers to introduce their products to a wide customer market and organize sales efficiently to reach the stage of competitive honey production in the market economy.
