With the COVID-19 crisis heavily affecting the economy in Georgia, decimating the tourism industry and sales of wine – a traditional product of Kakheti – many people of the region, who were more active in these sectors, have found themselves out of income. Families struggled to meet ends, and very often women became the main provider of income for their households.

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit rural areas, local farmers started feeling the losses. But Ketevan, leading by example and providing advice, inspired many women to start their own honey production to gain an additional source of income.

As a community leader in her village, Ketevan was approached by FAO to attend a Farmer Field School and receive training in modern beekeeping, deepen her knowledge and make the information on best practises available to other women from the area