honeybees
This Bengal woman shows there’s money in honey
Chaya Mondal of Tripura Nagar village in West Bengal defied gender norms and took to beekeeping after helping the men in her family rear honeybees. She now runs a successful business through the sale of honey and related products.
Jharkhand’s buzzing beekeeping biz
With wild flowering trees flourishing in Kelo and Jarakel villages, the local tribal communities learn the basics of beekeeping and head towards making the area Jharkhand’s first honey hub.
Chhattisgarh tribes taste success raising honeybees
Living a marginalized life in the mining region of Dantewada, local tribes dependent on forest produce, rain-fed agriculture and wild honey have successfully taken to modern apiculture