Kabompo District Commissioner Rebecca Mukuka has urged bee keepers in the district to venture into Moringa tree planting which produces good flowers as a source of nectar for high quality honey that can earn Zambia foreign exchange.
Mrs Mukuka made the call during a tree planting ceremony under the Eagle and Harp connecting classroom partnership held at Chikata basic school today.
She said Kabompo which is one of the leading honey producing districts in Northwestern Province should take a lead in Moringa tree planting in order to produce good flowers that can give good nectar to retain more bees in the area for sustainable honey production.
She said Kabompo honey has attracted international market especially in the United Kingdom and therefore bee keepers should go into planting Moringa trees in order to add value to their honey.
Two visiting Sierra Leone school head teachers and a British Council programmes officer who were on tour of Kabompo high school, Pokola and Chikata basic schools which are connected to schools in the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone also attended the tree planting ceremony at which 25 moringa trees were planted.
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unfortunately tree planting is greatly affected by malasha business. They think amalasha is better invesment /business than honey business. Which way Zambia?
utu tu nshimu twayamba chabe kaso na buchi…tuli corrupt natweve
i understand this is a wonder tree. It boosts imune system and fights a number of deseases, am not suprised that the honey with this nector is superb
I also know of a little wonder tree which has the same qualities you’ve mentioned. The only problem is that the government doesn’t want people to grow it and when you’re found with as little as 5 gramms of this wonder tree, you will be jailed.
Now, what is this tree Ba Nine Chale?
This is progressive news. This moringa tree could even alleviate malnutrition and many other diseases. Bravo Madam DC.