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Tag International Development www.tagdevelopment.org
601/272, Dana Hlaing Tower on Pyay Road Sue Bo Gon, Beekeeping Department
Sanchaung Tsp Pindaya Township
Yangon, Myanmar Southern Shan, Myanmar
Tel: +95 01-2305578 +95 081-66010
Funded by:
Through Plan Bee, 461 new beekeepers have
been trained in Southern Shan to date
Project Period: Oct. 2013 – Mar. 2016
Where we work
18 villages in five townships (Pindaya,
Ywarngan, Kalaw, Taunggyi and
Nyaungshwe) and one rural
development school
Who we work with
• Government of Myanmar, Ministry of
Livestock, Fisheries, and Rural
Development, Division of Apiculture
(MoLFRD, DOA)
• Parami Development Network (PDN)
• Danu Literature, Culture and
Development Association (DLCDA)
Purpose
Plan Bee: Introduction and Expansion of
Modern Beekeeping and Honey
Production in Shan State aims to
increase livelihood and food security
opportunities of communities and
vulnerable groups through the
advancement of beekeeping with the
support of LIFT. We aim to:
• Increase agricultural production and
yield via pollination services
• Increase income and expand
income-generation activities, such
as the sale of honey and apiculture
products
o Especially for vulnerable
groups including women,
ethnic minorities, and the
disabled
• Improve nutrition, health, and
increase food security through
diversified agricultural production
• Support natural resource
management and environmental
sustainability
• Strengthen civil society and DOA
collaborative activities
What we do
Awareness raising among communities
and farmers of the benefits of
beekeeping, pollination, and honey are
key. Beneficiaries who participate in our
project are put into cooperatives using a
Community Based Enterprise (CBE)
model.
We then develop their skills through
various training programmes that cover
the following topics and more:
• Queen bee rearing
• Pollen and propolis collecting
• Migration options for hives
• Candle and balm making
• Marketing and finance
• Nutrition

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Tag International Development www.tagdevelopment.org
601/272, Dana Hlaing Tower on Pyay Road Sue Bo Gon, Beekeeping Department
Sanchaung Tsp Pindaya Township
Yangon, Myanmar Southern Shan, Myanmar
Tel: +95 01-2305578 +95 081-66010
Funded by:
A range of modern and innovative
apiculture technologies has been
provided to each CBE: teak hives,
supers, a complete set of polystyrene,
pine, and plywood hives, bee colonies,
manual honey extractors,
refractometers, and equipment for
artificial insemination.
Business Development
A company called the Apiculture
Resource and Business Centre (ARBC)
has been established under a social
enterprise model. The ARBC will be run
by CBEs who will oversee our upcoming
Beekeeping Centre in Pindaya, which
will focus on education and commerce.
Visitors will be able to purchase
imported beekeeping equipment and
products made by CBEs, and learn
more about apiculture.
Current bee by-products in
development: honey, beeswax candles,
and beeswax balm
Tag aims to increase household incomes by 50%
through the sale of honey and other bee by-
products such as beeswax candles and balm
The average household income of our
CBEs is 102,065 kyats per month and
we aim to increase this by 50%.
Impact
• 266 new beekeepers have
started producing honey and by-
products
• 350 farmers have used
pollination with a 10% reported
increase in yield
• The average amount of honey
profit of the CBEs is 74,057 kyats
• The amount of honey produced
to date is 3238 viss
A mango farmer in Kya Inn village, Yat Saut had
reported a yield increase from 14,500 (2014) to
24,200 (2015) with the help of bee pollination
Contact Community and Business
Development Manager, Ashley A. Yu for
more information on the project at
ashley@tagdevelopment.org