Promoting Maintainable Development Social Inclusion and Preserving the Environment
Country: Brazil
Organization: AVIDOS - Agua Viva Desenvolvimento Sustentývel
2) Sector of activity: Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Education
 Learning about keeping honey bees
3) Description of your products or services: The national creation of honey bees (beekeeping) is an agriculture activity that obtains to unite the economic exploration with the preservation of the environment. The increase of apicultural grass contributes for the growth of the production, it prevents the forest fire, the hand of idle workmanship of the family promotes the use of the reserve areas also to maintain the man working in the field.
The AVIDOS farm is located in Sýo Bento do Tocantins, region of Bico do Papagaio (the Peak of the Parrot), it is a farm with potential for the development of the apicultural activity and derived of products of which had quality, mainly the varied and abundant flora (Cerrado Vegetation), favorable climatic conditions and little extensive agricultural activity.
The products of the bees are: honey, pollen, prýpolis, e real jelly, being able to also produce wax, apitoxina (poison), beyond production of agricultural cultures through the pollination.
4) Description of the operational model: We will use the participative methodology, with social mobilization and sensitization of the community on the importance of the apicultural and associative work. Training, workshops and, courses to qualify the community. Partnerships with public and private institutions will be celebrated. The project will be managed and coordinated for the AVIDOS and its Partners. For implementation of the project 05 apiculture technician will be necessary in the farm, 60 representatives duly enabled to deal with bees, clothes, equipment of handling and processing.
 Cacheira Agua Viva
5) Description of the financial model: Discriminatory Material Unity Quantity Unity Value Total Value US$ Caixa c/ 01 Melgueira caixa 240 US$ 34,00 8.160,00 Macacýo com Mascara Unidade 60 US$ 38,00 2.280,00 Fumegador Unidade 30 US$ 28,00 840,00 Centrifuga inox 12QN/32QM Unidade 02 US$ 430,00 860,00 Garfo Desoperculador Unidade 30 US$ 9,00 270,00 Vassoura de crina p/ Abelha Unidade 30 US$ 7,00 210,00 Luva de Borracha especial Par 60 US$ 8,00 480,00 Derretedor de cera a vapor Unidade 02 US$ 45,00 90,00 Cera alveolada Kg 240 US$ 16,00 3.840,00 Cilindro Aoveolador Unidade 02 US$ 250,00 500,00 Formýo p/ Apicultor Unidade 30 US$ 1,20 36,00 A storage house 4 stations Unidade 01 US$ 6.000,00 Caminhýo ý Unidade 01 US$ 18.000,00 18.000,00 Motorcicleta Unidade 01 US$ 6.000,00 6.000,00 Capacitaýýo para Apicultores Cursos 12 R$ 800,00 9.600,00 TOTAL 57.166,00
Client fees represent this approximate percentage of operational budget: 10%
6) Key operational partnership: One of the great challenges of the current governmentýs politics is to have more social programs that can maintain the man in the field, to fortify familiar agriculture and to diversify the production thus obtaining, to raise the familiar income.
The apicultural exploration becomes propitious in the AVIDOS Farm, therefore the same one is in Sýo Bento do Tocantins, with consisting bush and privileged region flora closed of gallery and river side vegetation that had still not suffered the extreme depredation from the men.
For demanding low investment, minimum risks, low cost of production, not perishable products and with quality, market in compatible ascension and with other activities of cattle agriculture and, the apicultural activity becomes viable for the small producers and safe for the investors. The main partner of Avidos is the Government. they will provide the honeybee boxes and training for the honey bee keepers. The market for the apicultural products it shows promising, therefore demand exists, and therefore demand restrained in the State and in the Country also exists. The honey in the Tocantins is reaching in the retail, an average price of R$ 10,00 (U$ 4,00)
 Babaçu palm
7) Current outreach:
We are at the Start Up stage. The AVIDOS farm is located in Sýo Bento do Tocantins, region of Bico do Papagaio (the Peak of the Parrot), it is a farm with potential for the development of the apicultural activity and derived of products of which had quality, mainly the varied and abundant flora (Cerrado Vegetation), favorable climatic conditions and little extensive agricultural activity.
How many clients have benefited from your product/service in total? Over the last year? We have not started yet but with a market research that we have made in the first year we are going to have for the first year season of honey harvest about 100% sold out about almos 1 ton of honey
What percentage of your clients is below the poverty line ($2 per day)? 70%
What is the order of magnitude of the potential demand for your products or services? Which
other low-income groups, countries or regions could benefit from it? Try to quantify (number
of clients, market size in currency):
The implantation of this project will benefit 60 families directly of Sýo Bento do Tocantins ý TO, in a total of 180 people. As beneficiary indirect the City hall of Sýo Bento do Tocantins increasing of municipal taxes, the commerce in general, the service sector, the agricultural tourism, amongst others. VI. GOALS
The expected goals are specified in the picture below:
1st YEAR 2nd YEAR 3rd YEAR Products Production Value US$ Production Value US$ Production Value US$ MEL* 3.000 12.000 5.500 23.000 9.000 36.000 CERA** 300 2.200 450 3.000 450 3.000 TOTAL 3.300 14.200 5.950 26.000 9.450 39.000
ý Production of Honey ý Kg/Year ý retail value US$ 4, 00 /Kg. ý Production of Wax ý Kg/Yearý retail value US$ 7, 00 /Kg.
8) Scale-up strategy:
How many low-income individuals do you plan to benefit in three years from now? How are you planning to scale up or replicate your solution? What are the major constraints to scale up?
To generate income, to occupy the hand of idle workmanship and to enable 60 families, approximately 180 people, inhabitants of the city of Sýo Bento do Tocantins thus preventing, the agricultural exodus and contributing for the improvement of the quality of life. CRONOGRAMA OF ACTIVITIES
Monthly Actions 1ý 2ý 3ý 4ý 5ý 6ý 7ý 8ý 9ý 10ý 11ý 12ý Sensitization/Mobilization ////// ////// ////// ////// 12 Courses ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// Purchase of materials ////// Distribution of Materials ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// Collection of swarm and assembly of the Apiary ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// Harvest of the Honey ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// ////// //////
Which specific areas - and why - in your field would benefit most from investment by corporations, foundations, and other investors:
Agriculture, Social, EcoTourism, HoneyBee Keeping, FruitCulture
9) The organization: How does the initiative fit with your overall organization's strategic goals and priorities? How did the initiative start?
Our family had this land and we hadthe idea to benefit somehow the community of Sýo Bento of Tocantins and our first project is the Honey Bee Keeping.
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10) On the mosaic diagram, which of these factors is the primary focus of your work?
- Factor: Poor understanding of the human and social capital
- Principle: Leverage the power of communities as both consumer
- Other: Getting a job to the youth that are coming from Highscool without a profession and without hope because of no income at all in their families.
Contact Information:
Name: Jeff Teixeira - Executive Director
Organization: AVIDOS - Agua Viva Desenvolvimento Sustentývel
Mailing address: R. Nero Macedo, 777 Centro - Araguatins - TO
Country: Brazil
Email: avidos@avidos.org
Tel: 55 63 34742170 / 5563 84075333
Fax: 55 63 34742170
Website: http://www.avidos.org
Organization's legal status: NON Profit Organization
Number of Employees: 1
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