The Current Constraints and Opportunities of Beekeeping in Ethiopia: A Review

Siraj Shek Mohammed; Abdi Hassen

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The Current Constraints and Opportunities of Beekeeping in Ethiopia: A Review

Siraj Shek Mohammed, Abdi Hassen

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 10, Issue 6)

Received: 19 November 2021 Accepted: 17 December 2021 Published: 24 December 2021

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The goal of this article was to summarize beekeeping's constraints and potential in Ethiopia. Beekeeping techniques and some of the roles of this sector in Ethiopia's economy will be covered in this article. Ethiopia is one of the countries with a large honey- producing potential in Africa. Currently, there are three main classifications of the honey production system in Ethiopia; these are traditional (forest and backyard), transitional (intermediate) and modern (frame honeycomb) systems. Despite the challenges and limitations, Ethiopia has the largest bee population in Africa with more than 10 million bee colonies, of which 5-7.5 million are clustered together while the rest exist in a state of disrepair. wild Thai. The country has the potential to produce up to 500,000 tonnes of honey annually. But currently, the production is limited to 53,000 to 58,000 tons of honey. Ethiopia has an even greater potential than the current honey production due to its many bee sources such as natural forests with a complete bee system, water resources and a high number of existing bee colonies. Lack of a well-trained workforce, honey bee pests and diseases, high cost and limited availability of modern beekeeping equipment and inappropriate use of pesticides are some of the main constraints hindering the profession. Ethiopian beekeeping reaches its full production potential. Beekeeping plays an important role in increasing and diversifying the income of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, especially those who have small plots of land and landless. To significantly improve the beekeeping sub-sector, the government and relevant development partners must collaborate to organize and promote forums on how to improve this industry and realize its full potential.

Published in	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 10, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.aff.20211006.16
Page(s)	262-268
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Beekeeping, Honey, Hive, Constrints and Opportunity, Ethiopia

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Siraj Shek Mohammed

Meta Agricultural Office, Haramaya University, School of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramaya, Ethiopia
Abdi Hassen

East Hararghe, Meta Agricultural Office, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Africa Center of Excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia

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