It generates a variety of production and respective assets 1. Africa, ethiopia, income generation, poverty alleviation, tej, white honey. Ato tsegabirhan wgiorgis, economist research project coordinator 2. Review of economical and ecological importance of bee and. In ethiopia, ancient tradition for beekeeping is stretched back into the millennia of the countrys early history which created. Assessment on challenges, opportunities of beekeeping in agarro woreda senior research project proposal. Yves boulanger, former canadas ambassador to ethiopia, for his valuable and constructive advice. Bees for development ethiopia is headed by our long term colleague and partner mr tilahun gebey. The road is about 837 km which makes it closer than w asphalt roads from mekelle to djibouti are iorten alstance to u km upon t t currently serves domestic flights. A development project proposal can be used when you have a plan ready in a way that can help in the development of your business. The country has huge apicultural resources that made it the leading honey and beeswax producer in africa. Content of the slides introduction to ethiopia ethiopian agroecology and biodiversity history of beekeeping in ethiopia honeybees forages resource honeybee races in the country beehives and its production capacities honey and beeswax.
In europe and america the species universally managed by beekeepers is the western honey bee apis mellifera. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey production in wonchi district south west shewa zone of oromia, ethiopia. Beekeeping practices of ethiopia arse gebeyehuwode nov 3, 2015 2. The importance of honey production for livelihoods worku abebawasressie, save the children uk, po box 176, woldiya, ethiopia keywords. The knowledge and skill of honey and beeswax production of ethiopian farmers is still very traditional and 95% of beekeepers follow traditional method of beekeeping practice with no improved techniques or technology oxfam. A brief history beekeeping has been practiced in ethiopia for over 5,000 years, with evidence dating its presence in ethiopia as far back as 3,500 to 3,000 bc. Beekeeping is a long standing practice in ethiopia and it accounts 1. American journal of research communication, 2014, 210. Review of progress in ethiopian honey production and marketing. Assessment on challenges, opportunities of beekeeping in. Beekeeping activity is one of the interesting activity that only takes small fraction of time of the beekeeper. Characterization of beekeeping production and marketing.
Moreover, ethiopia is a country where apicultural research is being. Although bee keeping practices are widely undertaken and have great economic value particularly in sude district, arsi zone, oromia region, ethiopia, its potential and published and unpublished documents. Beekeeping expansion has been showing low growth due to some constraints such as. Ethiopia s apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. In fact, it completes productivity of crops through crop pollination by bees conrad, 2007, as cited by chazovachii, chuma, mushuku, chirenje, chitongo and mudyariwa 2012. Ethiopia is one of the countries in the continent which possess huge honey production potential. Published by ethiopian beekeepers association in collaboration with the netherlands development organization snv ethiopia participants in the preparation of the manual. Mellor and paul dorosh development strategy and governance division, international food policy research institute ethiopia strategy support program 2, ethiopia ifpriaddis ababa p. The further resources section of this publication lists many websites, usda research facilities, periodicals, associations, and books with information on all aspects of beekeeping. The economic return of beekeeping is such a huge, i. Ethiopia has a longstanding beekeeping practice is endowed with huge apicultural resources, which form an integral part of other agricultural activity.
The contribution of beekeeping output to household income. Moreover this second edition of the fao diversification booklet in the section on the. Beekeeping is an aerial activity which does not compete for space with cultivation of crops. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in africa with a current. Beekeeping, or apiculture, is concerned with the practical management of the social species of honey bees, which live in large colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. Beekeeping has been carried out across many generations in rwanda. Apiculture is a powerful way of tackling poverty at the grassroots level. All travelers entering ethiopia through addis ababa bole. Bees for development ethiopia was established as a locallyregistered charity in 2012.
Assessment of beekeeping practices and honey production. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential. Assessment of honey production system, constraints and. Aethiopica international journal of ethiopian and eritrean studies. Ppt beekeeping practices in ethiopia arse gebeyehu. People living in gera now mostly farm, keep small numbers of cattle, gather coffee cherries6 from the forest, and occasionally produce honey. Apiculture or beekeeping is the art and science of collecting, processing honeybee colonies of desired species having them in specified and standard boxes, installing at appropriate sites, managing optimum number of colonies scientifically round the year and harnessing both direct and indirect benefits of the activities. Agriculture and the economic transformation of ethiopia. Strategic plan to develop a globally competitive honey. This result substantiates people in the most productive age. As a cottage industry it is an important income generating activity for the rural people of hills. Ethiopia introduction beekeeping which is a forest and hortiagriculture based industry can play an important role in the development of hilly areas, as it increases economy without changing environmental balance. Introduction there is an ancient tradition of beekeeping in ethiopia that stretches back into the millennia of the countrys early history. The majority age of the respondent in the study area ranges 3140 years 37.
Honey production has long been an integral part ot the subsistence economy of rural communities in ethiopia. Dr teklehaimanot haileselassie, phd biotechnologist 3. Owing to its varied ecological and climatic conditions, ethiopia is the home of diverse flora and fauna in africa. It plays a critical role in the livelihoods of the rural communities in five native dynamics. Beekeeping in ethiopia is an important seasonal activity that predominantly remained rudimentary and unexploited, but it has tremendous potential for widening ethiopian export base. Ethiopia has huge potential for beekeeping production because of its endowment with diversity in climate and vegetation resources offering potentially favourable conditions for beekeeping. Some of research activities that have been conducted include in the. Present your companys credibility and expertise in delivering development projects to your prospective business clients by taking the help of the above informative and wellorganized development.
Despite its long history, beekeeping in ethiopian is still an undeveloped sector of agriculture. Local honey production activities and their significance for local people 81 gibe basin5 it was gera honey which enjoyed the reputation of great excellence. According to world beekeeping classification, there are three types of this bee product, also called bee glue brazilian, european and propolis of northern russia. The average annual rain fall varies from renewable natural resources are constantly, under threat 880mm to 1772 mm, which is characterized by monomodal. Tigray accounts for approximately 10% of this production, and is known. Honey production and marketing in ethiopian science.
This makes ethiopia a leading in africa and ninth in the world in honey production, respectively. Strategic plan to develop a globally competitive honey industry in ethiopia submitted to ministry of industry, federal democratic republic of ethiopia, by addis ababa university research team members 1. There is an ancient tradition for beekeeping in ethiopia that stretches back into the millennia of the countrys early history. Agriculture and the economic transformation of ethiopia john w. This project is primarily concerned with reducing poverty among rural people and providing. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in. The dividing or conflict lines within the ethiopian dias.
International journal of ethiopian and eritrean studies aethiopica. Northern propolis has special qualities bees collect resins and adhesives from relic trees pine, birch and poplar, left over from the time of the great ice age. Beekeeping practice and honey production potential in afar regional state, ethiopia. The major constraints that affect apiculture in ethiopia are lack of beekeeping knowledge, shortage of trained manpower, shortage of beekeeping equipment, pests and predators, fires, pesticide threat and inadequate research works to support development programs. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping. Abstract in ethiopia beekeeping has started in ancient time and gifted various bee races and also adapted to different agroecological zones except desert part of ethiopia. Hello dear audience i made this video just to share what i know with anyone interested to know about beekeeping especially the ethiopian beekeeping practices.
Apiculture research in ethiopia is one of the neglected and untouched fields of agriculture. Ethiopia has been one of the engines of africas economic growth for some time now. Traditional beekeeping is the major and oldest type of beekeeping practiced in ethiopia for thousands of years kassaye 1990. It is a wonderful and popular bee type for there are four different types of beekeeping practices in ethiopia namely, traditional forest, traditional backyard, transitional and improved or modern.
The appalling rise in the number of orphans in ethiopia has reached epidemic proportions. Ethiopia has experienced rapid economic growth since 2005. Constraints and prospects for apiculture research and. The beekeeping subsector has been an integral part of agriculture in ethiopia. Crop production has been enhanced as bees move pollen from. Beekeeping in the amhara region introduction beekeeping is a very longstanding and deeprooted household activity for the rural communities of ethiopia. The successes of beekeeping development projects vary. Until very recently, holetta bee research center is the sole mandated institution undertaking adaptive and applied apicultural research work that would support development earo, 2000. Beekeeping is an important venture used for strengthening the livelihood of rural community. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey. Beekeeping practice and honey production potential in afar. The cultural beehives are not comfortable for sanitation and high level of production. Ethiopia in 1991 peace through struggle rand corporation. Factors of success in beekeeping development projects and.
Apiculture is a promising offfarm enterprise, which directly and indirectly contributes to smallholders income in particular and nations economy in general. Ethiopian diaspora in germany centrum fur internationale. Though ethiopia diverse and unique flowering plants western lowland and in north semen mountain suitable for beekeeping, the beets and the plant like all respectively. Folklore rumors that the queen of sheba brought honey back to the country after her famous visit. Ethiopia is the largest honeyproducing count countries in the world. Honey production in ethiopia has recently attracted the attention of various agencies because of its potential to help revitalize the ethiopian economy, reduce. You do not need to have the yellow fever vaccination if you are travelling to ethiopia directly from germany. Oda taskforces as well as the government and institutions in ethiopia also made. Similarly, it stands first in africa and third in the world in beeswax production faostat data 2005. Ethiopia, for example, heavily invested in beekeeping development projects and was able to change from a net importer of honey to a net exporter while providing significant.
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