Honeybee Production and Marketing Systems, Constraints - IPMS ...

5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONBure district have adequate natural resources and a long tradition and culture ofbeekeeping. However, mainly because of lack of technological changes, institutionalsupports and access to market and value chain development, the district in general andthe rural beekeeping households in particular have not been sufficiently benefited fromthe sub sector. Yet, despite all the constraints and challenges currently facing thebeekeeping subsector, there are still enormous opportunities and potentials to boost theproduction and quality of honey products in Bure district. This was reflected by thevarious indigenous knowledge practices, production of quality honey, and diversedistribution of honeybee floras (in most part of the district), bee product processing andhandling, and presence of different type of honeybees in the area.The major constraints to exploit the untapped potential of beekeeping activity in thedistrict are lack of beekeeping equipment, agrochemical bee poisoning, shortage of beeforage, incidence of pest and diseases. At present improved beekeeping technologies arebeing introduced to the district by BoARD, the existing system of their management bythe target groups was similar to the local type of beekeeping system. Majority of thebeekeepers follow traditional colony management, harvesting and processing methods toproduce honey and most are not in use.According to the result of this study some of the suggested issues that requireconsideration by any development organizations are high lightened below:• Increasing the productivity, production and quality of honey by improving themanagement of the traditional hives and introducing improved beehives,increasing the productiveness of bee colonies by improving bee forage andproviding feed and water and introducing bee plants is very important.81