eprintid: 878
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creators_name: Mahamed, A.
creators_name: Abdimahad, K.
creators_name: Abdilahi, A.
creators_name: Hassen, G.
creators_name: Hassen, M.
creators_name: Omer, A.
title: TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF BEEKEEPING IN ERER ZONE OF SOMALI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
ispublished: pub
subjects: SF
divisions: j11
full_text_status: public
keywords: Bee forage; Beekeeper; Beekeeping practice; Hive; Honey production
note: Department of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Dry Land Agriculture, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, P.O.BOX 1020, Ethiopia
abstract: The study was carried out in Erer zone, Somali Region of Ethiopia, to assess beekeeping practices and production. A total of 156 respondents were selected randomly from two purposively selected localities based on beekeeping potential and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. The study revealed the majority of the respondents (85.9) practiced traditional beekeeping system and hung their hives on trees away from the homestead in dense forest. The honeybee flora of the area consists mostly of nectar and pollen-producing trees and shrubs including Grewia tenax, Grewia penicillata, Acaciamellifera, Acaciareficiens, Acaciatortilis, Acaciasenegal, and Acaciahorrida. The average honey yield from traditional beehives was 4.85 kg, which is less than the national average yield (5 kg). The average honey yield from modern beehives, on the other hand, was 7.29 kg which is lower the amount obtained from other parts of the country. The major constraints of beekeeping are the high cost of modern hives and accessories, pests and predators of honey bees, water scarcity, shortage of bee forage, bee absconding and marketing. Birds, ants, spiders, wax moth, mice, lizards, and honey badgers were identified as the major honeybee pests and predators based on beekeeper responses. Pests and predators (37.8), destroying nests during honey harvesting (26.9), water scarcity (21.2), and shortage of bee forage (14.1) were the most common reasons for honeybee absconding. Beekeeping production remains low due to these constraints and traditional practices in the area. However, there is enormous potential and opportunity to increase honeybee production in the area. To improve the quantity and quality of honey yield in the area, significant extension and technical intervention, use of locally available beekeeping technologies, appropriate measures to manage honeybee pests and absconding, and training to enrich beekeepers' knowledge are necessary to be implemented. © (2023), (Scienceline Publication). All Rights Reserved.
date: 2022-05-30
publication: Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research
volume: 12
number: 3
publisher: Scienceline Publication, Ltd
pagerange: 165-175
id_number: 10.51227/OJAFR.2022.22
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2228-7701
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85176390855&doi=10.51227%2fOJAFR.2022.22&partnerID=40&md5=40ba8db6d3e1fca1e49eff448624223d
j_index: scopus
citation:    (2022)     TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF BEEKEEPING IN ERER ZONE OF SOMALI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA.   Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research.  pp. 165-175.  ISSN 2228-7701   
document_url: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/878/1/OJAFR%2012%283%29%20165-172%2C%202022.pdf