S.S Lapseki Umut Işığı Women’s Initiative Producer Cooperative by the women of Şahinli and Dumanlı is one of the works carried out with the villages in order to enable local women to build a strong future, to contribute to their family economies by converting their handiwork into income and to create opportunities for socio-economic development and growth; Within the scope of the Queen Bees Project, which was implemented to contribute to women’s employment and to bring women entrepreneurs into business life, the first honey harvest was realized in the project, which was implemented after the 82 hours Beekeeping Training that the 15 women participations.
It will make positive contributions to the local economy and employment in a sustainable and short time without being directly dependent on the soil with a small capital and low input use. it is thought that the Queen Bees Project, which is important for rural development, will make a great contribution to the honey production of the region, which is 2100 tons. The first phase of the project has been successfully completed and it is planned to triple its capacity next year.
