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Bees and Silkworms Spin Gold for Rural Youth in Ethiopia

Beekeeping and silkworm farming have long been critical cogs of Ethiopian life, providing food, jobs and much-needed income, writes Munyaradzi Makoni for IPS Africa.

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Mulunesh Ena is part of an existing project supported by icipe, working with five other women in her community near Arba Minch to raise silkworms.

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