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Lebanese women find sweet success with beekeeping

Beekeeping, once a niche hobby, is flourishing in Lebanon, providing women with a means of surviving the financial crisis.
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For some women, beekeeping has become the answer to Lebanon's troubled economy.

In an interview with Al-Monitor, beekeeper Nancy Assaf Naji, told the story of how she and her husband run a honey business together. 

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