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The CEO of Bee Conservation Project (BCP) Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Fabunmi, has called for the inclusion of apitherapy—the use of honey and other bee products—as a course of study in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, and by so doing, jobs, wealth, and a longer healthier life can be promoted among Nigerians.
“Many chronic diseases defy orthodox medicine,” noted the conservation expert, while “Apitherapy provides cures for ailments because honey and other bee products contain the healing properties of all plants in the ecosystem.”.
Mr. Fabunmi spoke to Crude Reports Magazine at a recent interview. Aside Apitherapy, another policy change he would like to see is the inclusion of beekeeping as another course of study in our universities. According to the ASHOKA fellow, if “Beekeeping is made a course in the universities and polytechnics, it will stem rising youth unemployment, enhance entrepreneurship, offer job and wealth creation, improve food production, ensure food security, and greatly reduce poverty. “Beekeeping is the catalyst for agriculture, which is the bedrock of socio-economic development in Africa.”
One of the challenges Mr. Fabunmi has faced as a Bee conservation expert is that Nigerian government has turned a blind eye to the endless wealth from honeybee resources. “Honeybee is a bigger source of wealth with added value in terms of environmental protection for our nation than oil exploration, which is usually accompanied by pollution of our environment. “What can a man achieve with a project that touches everybody in the country with our 200 million people, without government involvement and support?” he lamented.
When asked about the specific health conditions and allergies faced by middle aged men and women which honey can help to alleviate, Mr. Fabunmi stated that the health conditions Nigerian men and women face are many, which include ulcer, pot belly, asthma, foot ulcer, infections, hypertension, skin disease, diabetes, tooth ache, poor urine, all of which can be prevented and cured with proper use of raw honey.
“Raw honey is not just the peak of nutrition, it is also a drug from God’s pharmacy and life insurance. No disease can defy the healing powers of raw honey properly administered by people with knowledge of Apitherapy.
Mr. Fabunmi offered advice on how honey can be incorporated into a healthy diet. “Honey can be added to teas, and other grains, cereals at a warm temperature, while roasted meat can also be spiced with honey for easy digestion and absorption of its nutrients.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS/RECOGNITION
- Ashoka International Fellowship USA 2005
- Trendsetter Award, Schwab Foundation Switzerland 2005
- Alumnus, Global Social Benefit Incubator, Santa Clara University, California, USA, 2005
- Recognition by the Indian Government and the University of Philipines based on my paper -Linkage of Honeybees to Sustainable Human Development
- Among the 10 Finalists out of over 400 applicants for innovation Prize Africa IPA 2010
- The only Nigerian among the 16 shortlisted from over 500 applicants for TEN IDEAS FOR AFRICA TOMORROW AWARD 2012
- The only African among the finalists for Global Development Prize by Japan 2003
- Member, American Apitherapy Society
- Member, World Apitherapy Society
About Bee Conservation Project
Bee Conservation Project BCP was founded in 2000 as a non- profit organization to conserve honeybees endangered by hunting in rural Nigeria. BCP MISSION – protecting honeybees for the wellness of humanity.
Conservation of honeybees is imperative given their linkage to sustainable human development particularly in the areas of agriculture, food security, poverty alleviation, job & wealth creation, healthcare, environmental sustainability and balance of the ecosystems.
NO BEES, NO LIFE, because honeybees are the NATURE BANK VAULT from which humanity can endlessly draw inputs for sustainable human development in all ramifications.
One of the key ways BCP is actualizing its mission is modern beekeeping training. BCP has trained many Nigerians in the art of modern beekeeping.
BCP has also developed invaluable health & beauty care products from the honeybee resource including HONEY EYE DROP, MOBILE OXYGEN BOOSTER, HONEY BEAUTY SOAP & DIABETES LEG CREAM.
By our Reporter
