Team
Field trainers, a growing management team, and the skilled contracts the work depends on.
2027–2028
The roadmap for growth
The model is proven in the field and the processes are documented. The next phase is scale.
Where this goes
| Women | Villages | Hives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ~35 | 20+ | 300+ |
| 2027 | 75 | 30 | 1,500 |
| 2028 | 100 | 40 | 2,500 |
The 2027 and 2028 rows are targets. The first row is current.
Use of funds
What investment pays for
Scaling from 300 hives to 2,500 is not the same activity done more often. It needs a supply chain, a facility and a route to market.
Hives and equipment
Colonies, boxes and tools — built by local carpenters, which keeps the spend in the district.
Processing facility
A manufacturing and processing site in Belize, so value is added before the product leaves the country.
Logistics
Moving honey out of villages with no reliable road freight, and into export.
Marketing and market access
Building the brand and the buyer relationships that turn production into revenue.
Research and development
Honey characterisation, the botanical product line, and the species work underpinning both.
A bridge, not a subsidy
This investment is designed to end. Grant funding catalyses the growth needed to reach a market-based enterprise that generates its own revenue through honey sales beginning in 2027 — at which point the women in the network are running businesses, not receiving a programme.
The full plan
The complete strategic plan — including the funding requirement, the detailed budget and the phased delivery schedule — is shared directly with prospective funding partners.