Assessing Facters Associated With Honey Production in Wombera Wereda, Metakel Zone, Benishangul- Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
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2018-08-08
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Addis Ababa University
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In Ethiopia, honey production is a traditional occupation widely practiced by farmers as a complementary income generating activity. However, an inefficient agricultural marketing system together with traditional production systems hinders beekeepers to benefit optimally from honey supply. So, this study was conducted out in selected districts of Metakel Zones, Benshangul regional state, Wombera district. The objective of the study was to assess factor associated to honey production in Wombera districts. For this study four Keble were selected purposely focusing on climate variability and their focus on honey production in which 98 respondents were purposively selected by discussing with experts in case of the farmer household who derive their livelihood on honey production. Primary and secondary data were collected from the respondent by using structured questionnaires, survey, interviews and observation. Data was processed and analyzed using computer software packages such as Ms Excel 2007, SPSS. All of the beekeeper in the study area have owned only traditional hives and produce honey for home consumption. The beekeeping practice was dominated by male. despite the long history of honey production in the area honey bee colony and income from honey production was decreasing from time to time due to lack of the beekeeping knowledge, shortage of trained man power, shortage of beekeeping equipments, pests, predators, fires, use of pesticide, lack of properly managed apiary area and feeding, inadequate research work to support developmental programs. Despite all the constraints, there is a great potential to increase the production and quality of honey in the districts .Strong extension and technical intervention, proper pesticide application, establishing beekeepers cooperative and enhancing bee forage plantation through introducing multipurpose trees should been encouraged to increase honey production.
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Beekeeping, Modern Hive, Wombera, Honey Production, Traditional Hive