WimRob Bees Company Limited
LocationUganda
Programme
East Africa Accelerator 2021
in partnership with Acumen
WimRob works with smallholder farmers that provide raw materials to process and sell certified honey
WimRob processes and sells honey to local & international markets, as well as local supermarkets, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics factories, hotels, colleges, clinics and individuals.
The social enterprise works with 3,900 smallholder farmers that provide raw materials to process and sells certified honey with brand names of African Queen Honey and Lango Premium Honey, Beeswax & Bee Venom Powder.
WimRob offers technical beekeeping training and mentorship to allow smallholder farmers to increase productivity, quality and volumes. This, in turn, increases rural poor income and improves livelihoods. In addition, their work improves environmental conservation. The company has worked with over 1950 smallholder farmers in the past year alone.