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No tree, No bee, No honey, No money

By producing wild honey, Apis Agribusiness is helping employ rural youth, fight deforestation and safeguard the critical benefits of pollination in Ethiopia. 

Jony Girma
Solution Search '17: Farming for Biodiversity, People's Choice Winner

Through the Solution Search program:

Jony traveled to Germany in 2017 for an award ceremony and workshop, which opened Apis Agribusiness to a new market. 

Contest prize money served as collateral for a bank loan which helped Jony purchase equipment to process and export 20+ tons of honey. 

Rare's behavior change framework became core to scaling Jony's solution. 

20+ farmers in Jony's communities were trained to begin similar projects through Rare's Campaign for Conservation initiative (C4C). 

Jony's solution expanded to help employ 200+ rural youth and reduce migration to cities. 

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