National Honey Mission:
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Launched by: Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC)
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Aim:
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To provide sustainable employment and income to rural and urban unemployed youth.
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To conserve the honeybee habitat and tapping untapped natural resources.
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Moreover, to promote beekeeping for increasing crop productivity and pollination services avenue for beekeepers and farmers.
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Project REHAB:
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Under this Project, bee boxes will be used as a fence to prevent the attack of elephants.
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Aim: The project aims to create “bee-fences” to mitigate Human– elephant conflicts in the country. It will reduce the loss of lives of both, humans and elephants.
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Where was it launched? It was launched as a pilot project at four places located on the periphery of Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka.
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Sub Mission: The project has been launched as a sub-mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission.