The Rwanda apiculture sector has over the years been shaped by multiple stakeholders who often have varying goals. The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), Department of Animal Resources Innovation and Technology Transfer has established a national beekeeping program with the aim of promoting collaboration with research institutions; facilitating more public-private research initiatives; identifying new business opportunities; and providing technical support among others.

The SMART Challenge:

Working closely with ROBEEC (a private company) focused on the development of ethical beekeeping practices, SMART needs to identify and design a public-private partnerships (PPP) framework that RAB could use in harmonizing the various existing stakeholders for the purposes of promoting research, sustainable production, and markets. To achieve this, the team will need to accomplish the following three objectives:

1. Map out key stakeholders in the apiculture value chain.
2. Identify strategies that might be adopted to promote public-private partnerships (PPP).
3. Support the development of research, education, and marketing activities that promote sustainable beekeeping opportunities.

Project Lead and Faculty Advisors

Fridah Mubichi-Kut | Professor of Practice, Applied Economics and Policy, Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

        Field dates: Jan 7-16, 2024 
        Field location: Kigali, Mbazi Rwanda