Social and Economic Auditing of Beekeeping in Uttara Kannada, India

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Social and Economic Auditing of Beekeeping in Uttara Kannada, India

Poornima B.S.

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 3, Issue (2), Pages 64-66, February,10 (2014)

Abstract

Social and economic auditing of beekeeping in Uttara Kannada conducted between May 2008 – May 2011, showed that all beekeepers practiced beekeeping with Apisceranaindica and it is profitable as subsidiary industry. Most beekeepers of the study area acquired training in beekeeping from KVIC (57.97%), KVIB (3.9%) in collaboration with Beekeepers Co-operative Societies. NGO and trained beekeepers also played significant role in beekeeping training. The survey on the socio-economic aspects revealed that, 93% of beekeepers are happy with job satisfaction. 97.6% members of family liked beekeeping and 68% spouses participated in beekeeping. Only 3.6% beekeepers were involved in the preparation of value added products; 65.1% of beekeepers were not happy with loan facilities; and 80.7% of beekeepers were satisfied with marketing conditions.

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[ref1] Bhat P and Kolatker M.Technical Report No.124.Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2011)

[ref2] Kaur B., Evaluation of selected training courses organized by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (India) (1998)

[ref3] Kumar P and Singh D., Beekeeper’s perception of problems of beekeeping, Punjab, IBJ., 64(1-2), 46-50 (2002)

[ref4] Kumar P. and Sing S., Status of Beekeeping in Ludhiana District of Punjab, IBJ, 64(3-4), 28-33 (2002)

[ref5] Farrar C.L., Productive management of honey bee colonies, Am. Bee J., 133(4), 261-263 (1993 d)

[ref6] Chhuneja P.K. and Gatoria G.S., Potential of beekeeping in Punjab, Prog.Fmg., 27, 6 (2000)

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[ref10] Singh G., Present status and future of marketing of Indian Honey in domestic and international market, Proc.Conf.Forest based industries, Pune 40-41 (2008)