D, 3eyassu seifu phd 1 siltie zone agriculture department, p. The total volume of honey production in 2011 was estimated to be 39. Honey bee production practices and honey quality in silti wereda, ethiopia 1alemayehu kebede, 2nuru adgaba ph. The countrys potential for honey production, the variety of natural honey flavors associated with. Its known as ethiopias liquid gold, and honey has always been in high demand.
The global overview of honey production the world total honey production is 1. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. Kaffa and sheka zones have higher potential in number of bee colony. Potential of honey production and its utilization for food security in filtu woreda, liben zone, somali regional state, ethiopia. However, current knowledge on bee product value chain is lacking. Developing countries produce about 47% of the total worlds honey production. The majority which is above 80% of the honey produced is used for honey. But hardly any of the 50 thousand tonnes produced in the country every year is exported.
Pdf potential of honey production and its utilization. Preface vii acknowledgements ix introduction 1 bees and traditional knowledge. Although small holder farmers use traditional bee hives, the annual honey and bee wax production are estimated at 24,700 tons and 3,200 tons, respectively, of which more than 90 percent of honey produced is used in the country. The beehives of ethiopia, africas top honey producer, make about a quarter of the continents honey, but travellers who come to sample the. Larger honey producing countries are russia and others 19333,000 tones, china 161,000, usa 75 tones, mexico 67,000 tons a year. Knowledge of nectar and pollen source plants is important to assist beekeepers in site selection. Ethiopias huge honey production potential in search of. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential. Beekeeping and sustainable livelihoods second edition. 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. Pdf value chain analysis of honey in kaffa and sheka. Through promoting and the use of honey bee pollination service as agricultural development packages, it is possible to improve honey bee production and crop yield in ethiopia. The status of beekeeping practices and honey production.
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