World production of honey per country 1 000 t 11 2016 2017 share of world production china 555 543 29%. Evaluation of physicochemical properties of honey bees. Despite the favorable agro ecology for honey production and the number of bee colonies the country is endowed with, the level of honey production and productivity in the country is remain low. Honeybee production and marketing systems, constraints. Overview of the research site research was conducted in the gera district2 located in the mountainous for. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north. Today ethiopia owns with ca 10 millions of bee colonies the largest bee population of africa ethiopia is the largest honey producer in africa and the 10th largest honey producer all over the world. However, detail information on honey production systems of the area was lacking. The total honey production of ethiopia is estimated up to 24 000 m3, only a small portion of this is marketed. Ethiopia ranks as third exporter of wax in africa, after tanzania and angola.
Tigray honey is derived almost used in any part of its production or processi. The country has huge apicultural resources that made it the leading honey and beeswax producer in africa. Ethiopia honey production accounts for approximately 2. Characterization of honey bee colonies and beekeeping production systems weldemcihael, girmay murutse, tesfay, yayneshet on. The country has substantial potential for apiculture development and the moard has bee keeping as one of the priority commodities targeting the local and export markets. Industry experts say the beekeeping sector is still a long way from harvesting its full potential. Honey bee diseases, pest and their economic importance in ethiopia haylegebriel tesfay department of biology zoology. L marketing honey and other bee productss types of products and marketing strategies s will you market to consumers at farmers markets or onfarm, to retailers, to a honey cooperative, or to honey packers. Colony populations economic honey production levels can only be achieved with colonies containing a population. Production and quality characteristics of ethiopian honey. The households a nd honey samples were drawn from different locations and. Apis mellifera syriaca, classified by skorikov, 1929 syrian honey bee.
Socalled tej is a very popular honey drink in ethiopia, and is consumed by people across the country 18. Modern beekeeping offers ethiopian youth a sweeter future. May 22, 2018 ethiopia s apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. For example in tigray regional state in atsbiwomberta honey bee diseases, pests and pathogens identified as major problem for the adoption of improved honey bee keeping 5. Beekeeping and sustainable livelihoods second edition. The beehives of ethiopia, africas top honey producer, make about a quarter of the continents honey, but travellers who come to sample the liquid gold often find there isnt enough to go around. Apis mellifera sinisxinyuan, xinyuan honey bee discovered in 2016 in xinjiang uygur autonomous region, urumqi, xinjiang, china. Pdf potential of honey production and its utilization. It has been contributing to the household income and. Beekeeping and honey production in ethiopia form an ancient tradition. Ethiopia s apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques.
It is estimated that the tons of honey per annum morad, 2008. Characterization of beekeeping systems and honey marketing in eastern zone tigray, ethiopia yetimwork gebremeskel, berhan tamir 1 and desalegn begna 2 debre berhan university, p. Review of economical and ecological importance of bee and bee. Honey bee diseases, pest and their economic importance in. Moreover, ethiopia is a country where apicultural research is being conducted in a coordinated manner. Tigray honey is derived almost used in any part of its production or processi tigray honey meets international quality star regional state of tigray, ethiopia loney processing. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north ethiopia. This manual is all about beekeepingunderstanding honey bee biology, getting started, managing bee colonies for fun andor profitand is designed to help you become a successful beekeeper. It has been contributing to the household income and poverty alleviation and national economy through export. Characteristics of honey produced by different plant. Southwest parts of ethiopia particularly kaffa, sheka and benchmaji zones are endowed with very diverse and dense natural forests. Business report 2020 provides a complete overview of current market state issued in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. Ethiopia produces largest honey population and owns big potential of honey around 23.
This apiculture sector investment opportunity brief highlights the establishment of a commercial bee farm based collection center with integrated beekeeping. Ethiopia is one of the continents which has the the countrys production potential. Honey production in ethiopia has recently attracted the attention of various agencies. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey production in wonchi district south west shewa zone of oromia, ethiopia. Africa is blessed with numerous types of wild honeybees adjare, 1990. There are about 10 million bee colonies and over 800 identified honey source plants in ethiopia. Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing in. World production of honey per country 1 000 t 11 2016 2017 share of world.
Ethiopia is a leading honey producer in africa and one of the ten largest honey producing. The prevailing production constraints in the beekeeping subsector in ethiopia are lack of knowledge, shortage of skilled man power, shortage of bee equipments, pests and predators, agrochemicals, shortage of bee forage and lack of research extension. Beekeeping practices of ethiopia arse gebeyehuwode nov 3, 2015 2. Floral phenology and pollen potential of honey bee plants. Assessment of honey production system, constraints and. 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 production socioecononmic importance contemporary. Assessment of beekeeping production system and constraints in.
Despite its long history, beekeeping in ethiopian is still an. Assessment of production system and constraints of bee. Addis ababa university, college of veterinary medicine and agriculture. The objective of the study was to analyse the honey bee production and to assess hive technology preferences in the study area. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey. The beekeeping subsector has been an integral part of agriculture in ethiopia. Mar 22, 2016 ethiopia is africas leading honey and beeswax producer, but honey production is largely traditional and only reaches around 10 percent of the countrys potential, experts say. Moreover this second edition of the fao diversification booklet in the section on the livelihood activity has sourced from fao. Although small holder farmers use traditional bee hives, the annual honey and bee wax production are. Floral phenology and pollen potential of honey bee plants in.
Honey bees diseases, pests and predators are causing a significance economic loss in honey bees and their products. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping. In 2012 ethiopia was the largest producer of honey in africa. Characterization of beekeeping systems and honey value chain, and effects of. Ethiopia bees development journal 82 bee products in ethiopia ethiopia is a regional leader in bee product business development. Its productivity is very low due to lack of knowledge, lack of capital, low market, poor infrastructure, honey bee enemies, and chemical poison ayenew 2001. Ethiopia has the potential to produce high amount of honeybee colonies and diversified honey floral resources, honey per year, but currently production is limited to production of honey is far below its potential in the. Developing countries produce about 47% of the total worlds honey production. Beekeepers, honey production, marketing system, price. It has the largest bee population in africa with over 10 million bee colonies, out of which about 5 to 7. Honey production and marketing in ethiopia gemechis legesse yadeta oromia agricultural research institute, holeta bee research center hbrc, holeta. I also see high potential in honey production in ethiopia as other researchers do but in order to improve the honey production, we must find.
In this study five representative districts were selected and data on beekeeping. The objective of the study was to analyse the honeybee production and to assess hive technology preferences in the study area. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. Characteristics of honey produced by different plant species. Honey bee production practices and honey quality in silti wereda, ethiopia 1alemayehu kebede, 2nuru adgaba ph. In ethiopia, beekeeping is a promising nonfarm activity for the rural. The status of beekeeping practices and honey production. The report includes detailed analyses of honey and bee products market in ethiopia, information on major producers, distributing companies, and buyers. The business will be engaged in the commercial bee keeping, honey production, and setting up of a collection center to be a consistent supplier of quality raw honey to local. A field guide to honey bees and their maladies 6 larvae healthy worker, queen, and drone larvae are pearly white in color with a glistening appearance. Review of progress in ethiopian honey production and marketing. In ethiopia nosema was reported in low infestation rate in the survey conducted by the initiation of fao 4. This subspecies of apis mellifera has a range that is the farthest east known.
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 production socioecononmic. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in gomma. The countrys potential for honey production, the variety of natural honey flavors associated with the countrys diverse sources of bee forage, and ethiopian honey s desirable qualities, such as low moisture content, have been widely recognized. Determinants on beekeeping extension and honey production in. The country has substantial potential for apiculture development and the moard has bee keeping as one of the priority commodities targeting the. Slow food has developed an interest for the rare and delicate honey produced in ethiopia, and wants to promote it.
Ethiopia is known for its tremendous variation of agroclimatic conditions and biodiversity which favored the existence of diversified honeybee flora and huge number of honeybee colonies adgaba 2007. However, china topped its honey production from 172,448,000 to 898,000,000 pounds. Moreover, beekeepers must have a working knowledge of flowering periods of both major and minor nectar and pollen producing plants in the vicinity of their. This study was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical properties of honey bees in godere woreda, gambella region, ethiopia. When young they are curled in a characteristic c shape on the bottom of. L processing honey and other bee productss follow state and federal regulations for processing, labeling, and handling food products.
American journal of research communication, 2014, 210. Jan 01, 20 ethiopia has a large variety of indigenous flora and fauna species. Introduction the wide climatic and edaphic variability have endowed ethiopia with diverse and unique flowering plant that is. The majority which is above 80% of the honey produced is used for honey. Beekeeping is an important source of jobs, employing up to two million people.
Determinants on beekeeping extension and honey production. This favours for the existence of dense honeybee population and production of large volume of honey. Jun 23, 2017 industry experts say the beekeeping sector is still a long way from harvesting its full potential. In worst case, the project will be totally neglected or destroyed. Ethiopias huge honey production potential in search of modern techniques the beehives of ethiopia, africas top honey producer, make about a quarter of the continents honey, but travellers who come to sample the liquid gold often find there isnt enough to go around. Ethiopia 48 50 3% brazil 40 42 2% canadaunited republic of 39 39 2% tanzania 30 30 2%. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in. Honey production in ethiopia oxfam digital repository.
From all the emerging small businesses, beekeeping is an important activity and the successful. Analysis of honey bee production opportunities and challenges in central zone of tigray, northern ethiopia. Mar 14, 2012 honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north ethiopia. Ethiopia is the owner of the highest number of bee colonies and produces surplus honey due to a variety of flora species exist in the country. The study was conducted in two purposefully selected zones of oromiya regional state, namely jimma and illubabor. For this reason, it is desirable that bees have access to more than one floral source of pollen so as to balance any shortfalls a particular floral species may have. This bee keeping system is most practiced in most farmers still now in ethiopia. It far exceeds other countries in africa in terms of volumes of honey and beeswax harvested and traded, and levels of investment in the formal sector. I recently attended a presentation on ethiopian honey organised by slow food, the global movement to protect local and traditional food, which was originally set up in italy in the late 1980s.
Ethiopias huge honey production potential in search of. Pdf analysis of honey bee production opportunities and. Tigray is one of the best honey producing ref resource base, favorable climate and its bota bee colonies. Pdf abstract the beekeeping subsector has been an integral part of agriculture in ethiopia. The invention and development of the movablecombhive fostered the growth of commercial honey production on a large scale in both europe and the us see also beekeeping in the united states. Beekeeping, also called apiculture, is management of honey bee colonies for pollination of crops and honey and other products. The countrys potential for honey production, the variety of natural honey flavors associated with the countrys diverse sources of bee forage, and ethiopian honeys desirable qualities, such as low moisture.
Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential. Ethiopia is one of the top 10 producers of honey in the world, and it is the largest one in africa usaid, agpamd, 2012. Ethiopias huge honey production potential in search of modern techniques. Analysis of honey bee production opportunities and. Langstroths book, the hive and honeybee, published in 1853, described his rediscovery of the bee space and the development of his patent movable comb hive. Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing. European honey directive 1 and codex alimentarius standard for honey 2, 3 specify criteria for honey quality and its classification. Ethiopia is the leading honey producer in africa and 10th in the world. Beekeeping, ethiopia, honey, marketing, production to cite this article gemechis legesse yadeta, honey production and marketing in ethiopian, american journal of life sciences. Ethiopia is africas leading honey and beeswax producer, but honey production is largely traditional and only reaches around 10 percent of the countrys potential, experts say. Apis mellifera syriaca, classified by skorikov, 1929 syrian honey bee the near east and israel. Ethiopia is the 4th and the 10th largest honey producer in africa and all over the world respectively. Of all the countries in the world, no country has such a long tradition of beekeeping than ethiopia. Honey production and marketing in ethiopian science.
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