(6 Aug 2024)
TUNISIA HONEY FESTIVAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sidi Alouane, Mahdia, Tunisia – 2 August 2024
1. Various of beekeeper Hichem Maatoug working
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hichem Maatoug, beekeeper:
"In Tunisia, there is neither medicine nor nutritious food for the bees. Bees need feeding at certain times, or they will die. The state has not provided us with sugar syrup and other necessities, and that makes the work difficult for the farmers. But we adapt to the situation."
3. Olive farm
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hichem Maatoug, beekeeper:
"The farmer who hosts us and our bees on his farm is happy because the bees pollinate the fruit trees, such as almond, apricot, peach and orange trees."
5. Various of Maatoug’s honey products on display
6. Various of opening ceremony of the honey festival in Sidi Alouane
7. Various of officials at opening ceremony, some trying products at festival
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fathi al-Buhairi, president of the Arab Beekeepers Union:
"This festival is a celebration for both producers and heritage makers in Sidi Alouane. It is an important opportunity for the marketing, introduction and preservation of the Maghreb heritage in Tunisia. And it is crucial for the festival’s development, especially since this is its 34th festival, indicating its long history."
9. Flags of participating countries
10. Various of beekeeper Majid al-Khamari from Oueslatia, extracting honey
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Majid al-Khamari, beekeeper from Oueslatia:
"In the past three years, there has been drought, which has forced us to move the bees from one place to another. There are 24 governorates. One governorate has pastures, one has weather. Each governorate has its own qualities."
12. Various al-Khamari’s honey products
13. People at the celebration
14. Festival banner, reading (Arabic): "The 34th Maghreb Honey and Heritage Revival Festival in Sidi Alouane"
15. Another banner, reading (Arabic): "Maghreb Economy Festival: Honey exhibition, beekeeping tools, and traditional crafts"
STORYLINE:
Tunisia’s annual honey festival in the town of Sidi Alouane celebrated the work of beekeepers from various countries.
The 34th festival brought together more than 20 exhibitors from Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco, making it a regional platform for sharing expertise on beekeeping.
The festival offered visitors a diverse array of honey flavors including honey harvested from the Sarj Mountains in Kairouan, known for its variety of wildflowers.
Also on display, was honey produced in the orange groves of Cap Bon in the northeastern tip of Tunisia
Hichem Maatoug, a beekeeper from Sidi Alouane, saw the event as an opportunity to market his organic products despite the challenges he faces.
"There is neither medicine nor nutritious food for the bees. Bees need feeding at certain times, or they will die. The state has not provided us with sugar syrup," he said.
He highlighted the vital role of bees in pollinating fruit trees, greatly benefiting farmers who host the beekeepers in their fields.
Local officials attended the opening of the festival, which began on August 2 and will continue for 12 days.
Officials and visitors sampled various types of honey after the opening ceremony.
The event "is an important opportunity for the marketing, introduction and preservation of the Maghreb heritage in Tunisia," said Fathi Al-Buhairi, the president of the Arab Beekeepers Union.
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