The Mobile Honey Processing Center

Abstract

The report describes the design of a Mobile Honey Processing Center (MHPC) for rural Tanzanian beekeepers. Many of them earn very little money due to the lack of honey processing facilities and relevant services. The MHPC can be used to alleviate the existing problems of low quality honey and low honey production in order to assist the beekeepers to improve their income. The final design of the MHPC consists of three important parts, (a) a 20ft shipping container in combination with a truck will be used to carry and transport the honey processing facilities to the rural beekeeping areas, (b) a well-planned processing area enables the beekeepers to process their honey in a more hygienic and efficient way, and (c) a honey storage with a nonelectric cooling system which can be used to store the processed honey. Moreover, for connecting the beekeepers to the honey market, the processed honey can be directly sold to Jasmine Bee at a fair price and being stored in the MHPC. Therefore, the quality of the honey can be guaranteed and the income of the beekeepers will be improved.