You know that if you sew, needles may pierce your fingers and if. Beekeeping in nigeria expert, ismail abdulazeez, direct lines. Pdf honeybees play a pivotal role in sustenance of reproductive. Beekeeping honey value chain financing study report may 2009 carried out by.
Beekeeping and sustainable livelihoods second edition. Currently downloadable as pdf files, we are working on developing an interactive publication platform so that extension notes can be updated in realtime. One reason may be the focus of rural development, wherein crop production and livestock rearing are taken to be dominant activities in rural areas. These flammables are the best used ones in honey harvesting njoku, interviewed, 2007. International journal of applied agriculture and apiculture. Fao northeast nigeria rapid gender analysis in livestock, fisheries and apiculture of affected population in borno, adamawa and yobe states november 2018 december 2018 as of march 2019. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years.
Unemployment, economic recession, opportunities, challenges. Legislation, choix des premieres abeilles, recolte du miel. Apiculture or beekeeping is the art of managing bees with the intention of. It is useful in the treatment of many disorders such as cold, flu, and dysentery.
Animal science, crop science, weed science, biological science, food science, biotechnology in agriculture and apiculture, agricultural extension, agricultural economics, soil science, agricultural technology and aquaculture. Poultry, fisheries, apiculture and sericulture mafiadoc. Agriculture and rural development in africa africa has abundant arable land and labor which, with sound policies, could be translated. Importance and history insects are dominant animals on this earth. The study examined contribution of apiculture practices to household income and poverty alleviation in patigi and irepodun areas of kwara state. Apart from ethiopia, kenya and tanzania which produce most of the continents honey, other large markets like nigeria and south africa have a lot of unmet demand for bee products. Beekeeping is an ideal homebased and lowcapital business for african entrepreneurs. You may want to keep bees for the delicious fresh honey they pro. 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.
Egg incubators mimic the natural conditions for eggs temperature and humidity to incubate and hatch successfully. Apiculture honeybees are indigenous to the eurasian and african continents and were introduced to the americas and australia by european settlers. Bee keeping as a lucrative agribusiness by ismail abdulazeez aug 26, 2018 22. Nigeria oie pvs evaluation followup 2019 iv acknowledgements the team of experts would like to thank dr olaniran alabi, chief veterinary officer of nigeria, for his involvement and commitment during the pvs followup mission in nigeria and for providing us with the opportunity to make this mission a real success. Beekeeping in nigeria is fascinating because of the skill of harvesting honey from bees that sting. Apiculture products in cameroon apiculture products include honey, wax and propolis, all of which are nontimber forest products ntfps of animal origin. Regrettably, however, bee keepingapiculture is unexplored in nigeria especially nigerdelta region of southern nigeria which has a lot of trees and tree crops. We can learn a lot from these little wonderful creatures. This publication discusses various aspects of beekeeping or apiculture, including state.
Assessment of honey production and marketing system in gomma. The national association of nigerian traders nants and west african institute for trade and agricultural development waitad observe that. These machines recreate the role that the brooding hens play in nature. Usually insects are considered harmful to man but hardly 1 per cent of insect species fall in the pest category. Sweeping the bees from their natural environment and farming in cage by scientific methods and modern technological ways is called apiculture or bee farming. Beekeeping or modern apiculture is the art and science of rearing, breeding and. Consequently, this has necessitated this research work with objective as to evaluate the productivity of honeybee in oil palm plantations in nigerdelta region of nigeria. Rather, it is written to help broadcasters understand how agricultural agricultural part of a and talks about different strategies farmers can follow to improve or introduction a value chain is not an object that you can see. Sep 06, 2017 beekeeping or apiculture could be a lucrative venture in nigeria if done and marketed rightly. This proposal was shared with us for learning purposes by the organization al maydan in jordan working on implementing several projects and providing several services for the community the objective of this project is to increase economic participation of women through creating a communitybased activity, this will allow creating job opportunities for rural jordanian women. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping. Regrettably, however, bee keeping apiculture is unexplored in nigeria especially nigerdelta region of southern nigeria which has a lot of trees and tree crops.
Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Apiculture and related trades tends to be underplayed in both policy and planning. Honey is a highly nutritious food source and is used as an indigenous system of medicines. Apiculture is important because it provides bees with a safe place to work and live. Nigerian apiculture platform is an initiative of the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development in conjunction with the african union interbureau for animal resources with the primary objective of increasing beeproduct and pollination services through reduced incidence of bee disease and pests, enhanced market access, and bee health institutional environment. Fao northeast nigeria rapid gender analysis in livestock, fisheries and apiculture of affected population in borno, adamawa and yobe states november 2018. As part of the launch, a 3day training workshop on honeybee production, bee health and pollination services for selected honeybee farmers and relevant stakeholders across the. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. The word apiculture comes from the latin word apis meaning bee. Nigerian apiculture platform nap national platform for.
This perspective can render invisible the part beekeeping occupies in social life, culture, and local economies. The beekeepers are extremely dependent on the use of extremely low productive traditional hives, which has the average yield of only about 58kgper colonyper annum depending on the hive size, availability of bee forage and the beekeeping management level applied moard, 2007. The apiculture sector in ethiopia is still traditional. Beekeeping notes extension articles written by members of the nc state apiculture program about honey bee biology, bee management, and the apiculture industry. Translated from the original french version of lapiculture pour tous 12th edition1. Beekeeping basics college of agricultural sciences cooperative extension maarec.
This publication discusses various aspects of beekeeping or apiculture, including state inspection programs, beginning basics, income sources and budgets, insurance, africanized bees, organic certification, and various bee pests and diseases. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping in. Most such bees are honey bees in the genus apis, but other honeyproducing bees such as melipona stingless bees are also kept. Delaware, maryland, new jersey, pennsylvania, west virginia, and the usda cooperating. This types of bees are small in size, golden colored with white stripe. Beekeeping or apiculture could be a lucrative venture in nigeria if done and marketed rightly. Ndubuisi okwum, who claimed to have learnt apiculture at national root crops research institute, umudike, abia state also stated that bee sting can cure malaria apipuncture. The production of swarms and queens should be left to specialists. Pressing the honey 2 by ismail abdulazeez dec 30, 2017. Baiting and siting of the hives six langstroth frame hives were baited by smearing a mixture of. Discussion about equipment and uses for beekeeping in nigeria. The scope of tropical apiculture by eva crane international bee research association, hill house, gerrards cross, bucks.
Beekeeping otherwise known as apiculture is an applied science of rearing. Today, many parts of nigeria are involved in the deliberate process of bee farming or apiculture. Since bees pollinate many of our food sources, its important to keep the bee population healthy. Beekeeping project this proposal was shared with us for learning purposes by the organization al maydan in jordan working on implementing several projects and providing several services for the community. Assessment of agricultural practices on residential land use in ondo state, nigeria. 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. So, apiculture or beekeeping is the care and management of honey bees for the production of honey and the wax.
The journal publishes current and emerging issues in the following areas. Community dwellers in imo state, southeastern, nigeria. Apiculture products in cameroon bees for development. Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Bee farming or apiculture is a new field of economic activity that has come to stay.
The cultural beehives are not comfortable for sanitation and high level of production. Challenges for extension service to render efficient posttransformer. The study examined contribution of apiculture practices to household income and poverty alleviation in patigi and irepodun areas of kwara state, nigeria. Beekeeping apiculture for honey production in nigeria is a gold mine that has not been taped in to. The science of rearing honey bees or beekeeping is known as apiculture.
An average oku and belo beekeepers annual income from apiculture was 281,000 fcfa in 2007, calculating for all associated costs, average profit is 29,760 fcfa. Fao northeast nigeria rapid gender analysis in livestock. Urgent need to address the food security implications of covid19 on nigeria 1. Beekeeping, green economy, nigeria, sustainable development. Insight for the investor 1% of 1% of 1% global annual production of raw honey. The good ones that produce bleu and durable smoke are coconut shell fibre, jute bag and dry cow dung. Apiculture as an aspect of nigerias economic history dr. In ngoundal average annual income from apiculture in 2007 was 207,000 fcfa, 43% of their total household income of 436,000 fcfa. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. Ichire ojating and o i ojating, university of calabar, nigeria. Although apiculture is still young in the agricultural system, it is gradually growing especially when viewed against the background of the usefulness of honey, a valuable byproduct of bee farming.
In europe and america the species universally managed by beekeepers is the western honey bee apis mellifera. Sl9 onr, england during the past two years we have been involved at ibra in the preparation of the bibliography of tropical apiculture. Beekeeping or apiculture is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in manmade hives, by humans. Africa consumes more than three times the amount of honey it produces. A beekeeper or apiarist keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produce including beeswax, propolis, flower. Apiculture as an aspect of nigerias economic history global. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Pressing the honey 2 by ismail abdulazeez dec 30, 2017 20. According to the weather of our country, indian bee is most suitable for farming. Animal science, crop science, weed science, biological science, food science, biotechnology in agriculture and apiculture, agricultural extension, agricultural economics, soil. In the wake of calls from divergent quarters to diversity nigerias economy, the. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping in and around gondar malede birhan, selomon sahlu and zebene getiye university of gondar, faculty of veterinary medicine, department of animal production and extension, p. In this method of apiculture, bees are bred commercially in apiaries, an area where a lot of beehives can be placed.
Check out our wide variety of incubators powered by electricity, gas or even solar energy. Apiculture as an aspect of nigeria s economic history dr. Apiculture zoology for ias, ifos and other competitive exams. Though there is high demand for original honey for local consumption and for export where the chunk money is. According to the reports of the foundation for aids.
Midatlantic apiculture research and extension consortium. Those who started bee farming have attested to its high profitability. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in africa. Assessment of agricultural practices on residential land.
Assessment of honey production and marketing system in. If sustainable green economy is desirable, nigeria must in no time. Beekeeping basics introduction beekeeping can be a fascinating hobby, a profitable sideline, or a fulltime occupation. You know that if you sew, needles may pierce your fingers and if you keep bees, one may sting you. See a complete guide to modern bee farming business. Apiculture is the practice of beekeeping for the production of various products such as honey, bees wax, etc. But how to tap into this secretes gold mine has become a problem for many nigerians, especially, the teeming unemployed young. May 19, 2017 beekeeping for original honey farm training in nigeria. This study was conducted in and around north gondar zone in amhara region. In this method of apiculture, bees are bred commercially in apiaries, an. On the 8th and 9th of september, the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development with the support of the auibar launched the nigeria apiculture platform.