Istanbul, Türkiye - The 47th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress took place from 24. - 28. August 2022,focusing on apitherapy, bee biology, beekeping economy, beekeeping for rural development, bee health, pollination and bee flora and beekeeping technology and quality. "Beekeeping has low barriers. You don't have to own land, you don't have to have high start-up costs, and certainly, there is no gender barrier - anybody can keep bees" emphasized Dr Jeff Pettis, President of Apimondia.

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Rome - A Committee on Agriculture COAG28 side event highlighted the game-changing nature of indigenous Peoples’ food systems, and drew lessons for transforming agrifood systems towards sustainability and resilience in light of COAG28 and COP27. Considered some of the oldest and most sustainable on the planet, Indigenous Peoples’ food systems are intimately tied to nature and able to provide food and nutritional security while maintaining biodiversity and supporting climate resilience.  It is therefore not surprising to see that Indigenous Peoples’ food systems are at the crossroads of several global policy discussions, such as the UN...