Beekeeping without Borders

Programme 2007 - 2013 Bulgaria - Serbia IPA CBC (BG-RS)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Present project aims at overcoming of some of the negative tendencies, at increase of the economic growth and sustainable development of the regions through applying of environmental friendly agriculture and biological beekeeping. Both beekeeping exhibitions, workshop for exchange of best and innovative beekeeping practices, development of data base of beekeepers in the target regions, promotion and school campaigns will initiate partnerships, exchange of experience, ideas and good practices between Bulgarian and Serbian experts and will support the sustainable development and wise use of the regional resources. Public awareness campaign contributes to increase the environmental friendly behaviour of the society on a long-term base, in particular by environmental school campaign and work with the children. The project develops and builds up the results of the previous actions by presenting of new innovative beekeeping approaches and best practices during the practical workshop on both sides of the border. Elaborated detailed data base of the beekeepers and its maintenance and update after the end of the project will give concrete and detailed information to all interested parties and will facilitate the contacts between the beekeepers from both countries. The Agreement for cooperation in beekeeping is an extension of already concluded Memoranda between Vidin’s and Negotin’s Beekeeping Unions by including new interested parties from other municipalities (Kladovo). Beekeepers from whole district of Bor and cross-border region are welcome to participate in the project activities in order to allow replication of the action on a broad basis. The official project partners – Bulgaria in Europe Association and Kladovo Municipality are supported by Negotin and Vidin Municipalities, by the Beekeeping Associations in Negotin and Vidin and by the National Beekeeping Unions in Bulgaria and Serbia, which shows the interest of all involved parties of implementation of the proposed initiative.

Achievements (EN):

The project was aimed at promotion of best beekeeping practices and exchange biological beekeeping know-how through implementation of joint workshop for presentation of innovative beekeeping approaches. Total 24 beekeepers participated in the workshop. Another important project result was creation of a joint data base of beekeepers and producers of beekeeping inventory. There are 200 beekeepers and producers of beekeeping inventory included in the joint data-base which is available at the following address: http://www.bgeu.biz/sub4/index.php?page=program1.html The project was also aimed at increasing of public environmental awareness through implementation of joint information and publicity campaign for nature protection and environmental friendly agricultural behaviour and through promotion of biological beekeeping products. In order to achieve this goal the project management team organized two beekeeping trade exhibitions in Bulgaria in Serbia in which 63 beekeepers and other related experts took part, as well as a school campaign in which 175 children took part. As a part of a promotional campaign, two short videos were produced in both local languages. The videos are available on the project web site.

Website: http://www.bgeu.biz/sub4/index.php?page=contacts.html

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Green technologies Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: "Bulgaria in Europe" Association, Vidin

Address: Car Simeon Veliki 68A, 3700 Vidin, Bulgaria

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Opština Kladovo

Name: Opština Kladovo

Address: 35 Kralja Alexandra Str., 19320 Kladovo, Serbia

Legal status: n/a

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"Bulgaria in Europe" Association, Vidin

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Municipality of Kladovo

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Summary

Project name (EN): Beekeeping without Borders

Project acronym: Beekeeping without Borders

Project start date: 2011-08-22

Project end date: 2012-08-22

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 143 740.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 122 179.00

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2007 - 2013 Bulgaria - Serbia IPA CBC (BG-RS)

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2015-04-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

139 / 139 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

194 / 194 (100%)

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Beekeeping without Borders

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