16/08/2026
Strengthening Good Agricultural Practices among Delta beekeepers to enhance honey quality and market competitiveness
The European Union support to trade, industry, growth and rapid market access (TIGARA) project conducted a five-day training on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Egyptian Beekeepers in Mansoura, from 9–12 August 2026.
To raise awareness of good agricultural practices in beekeeping among beekeepers in Delta and stakeholders involved in the Gharbia Honey Cluster. A training was held and brought together beekeepers and stakeholders from the Delta to strengthen their knowledge and practical skills across the beekeeping value chain, with a focus on product safety and quality, bee health and welfare, sustainable apiary management, honey quality, safe handling, and market and export requirements.
Extending capacity building to beekeepers across the Delta is an important part of TIGARA’s approach to strengthening the wider honey value chain. The Delta is a key source of honey supplied to factories within the Gharbia Honey Cluster, making broader awareness and adoption of good practices important for improving quality and safety across the supply chain.
The programme covered GAP principles across the beekeeping value chain, including apiary site selection and management, bee health and Varroa monitoring, nutrition, honey quality and safe handling, packaging and labelling, traceability, certification and export requirements.
By combining four days of classroom-based learning with a practical field day, the training enabled participants to translate knowledge into practice and strengthen their ability to identify and address GAP non-conformities in their own apiaries, improve colony health monitoring, and apply honey handling and labelling practices aligned with national and international requirements.
