APIS Volume 18, Number 10, October 2000
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... s to promote their products and services, most notably pollination <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis95/apoct95.htm#T1>. Use contracts and cooperatives to reduce risk: There is no formal futures market in honey or other bee products, but risk can be examined and minimized in a number of ways. Forward contracting is certainly possible on a small scale for beekeepers, especially since some bee products can be stored for relatively long periods inexpensively. Many farmers like contracting, Mr. El Feki says, because it pays well and reduces risk. For young producers and those in poorer countries it can offer bot ...