An economic appraisal of an improved method of bee keeping in Nigeria: A case study of the apiculture unit, Federal college of agriculture Umudike.

Eluagu, L.S.; Nwali, L. O.

doi:10.4314/naj.v30i1.49326

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“…The net profit obtained by the marketers was based on the amount of honey package sold to the consumers. This finding agreed with Eluagu and Nwali (1999) and also supports the findings of Olagunju and Ajetomobi (2003) who found that honey is a profitable venture and that unemployment among Nigerian youths can be reduced by encouraging them to engage in beekeeping, with subsidy from the government.…”

Section: Profit Of Honey Production and Marketingsupporting

confidence: 90%

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2015

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research

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The study examined production and marketing of honey in Zuru Local Government area of Kebbi state. This research covers five district areas of Dabai, Manga, RafinZuru, Rikoto and Senchi. Five villages each of the districts were purposively selected, four (4) respondents were randomly selected from each village giving a total sample size of 100 respondents. 100 structured and open-ended questionnaires were administered, out of this number, 86 were retrieved. The data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and gross margin. In the marketing channels, individual consumers are the most active patronizers whereabout 36.0 and 37.2% of the honey producers and marketers respectively obtained between N6001-N8000 and N2801-N4800 net profit per week. The total profit made by the producers and marketers of honey were ₦610,150.00 and ₦478,560.00, while the average profits were ₦7,094.77 and ₦5,564.65 per week. Thus, honey production and marketing is a profitable business in the area. The rate of return was 375.93. The benefit cost ratio is greater than one (4.76), indicating that revenue from the business is able to cover the total cost. To address the problem of capital, the study recommended that honey producers and marketers should form cooperative societies so as to enable them access loans to boost their business.

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“…This finding agreed with Eluagu and Nwali (1999) and also supports the findings of Olagunju and Ajetomobi (2003) who found that honey is a profitable venture and that unemployment among Nigerian youths can be reduced by encouraging them to engage in beekeeping, with subsidy from the government.…”

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Profitability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPS) Production and Marketing in Zuru Local Government Area, Kebbi State: A Case for Honey

Senchi

Malami

2015

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research

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The study examined production and marketing of honey in Zuru LocalKeywords: Production, Marketing and non-timber forest products, Profitability. Contribution/ OriginalityThis study, the first of its kind in the study area has contributed immensely in providing insight into the profitability and worth-whileness of the venture by uplifting the living standard and overall socio-economic capabilities of the stakeholders.

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“…This could be attributed to inefficient and inadequate information on the enterprise and the belief that swarms of bees are a taboo and signifies that a terrible mayhem is about to befall the individual whom it visits (Oyekuru, 2004). Generally, honey production enterprise attracts the attention of a greater percentage of the populace these days because of its profitability and it is a visible complementary activity for rural people and requires very little investments and in addition, produces quick returns (Onyekuru, 2004).The demand for bee honey in Nigeria is on the increase, but organized beekeeping as an enterprise is low (Eluagu and Nwani, 1999). ).…”

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Resource-Use Efficiency of Honey Production in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna-State, Nigeria

Olohungbebe¹,

Olugbenga²,

Daniel³

2015

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This study examined resource-use efficiency of honey production in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna, Nigeria. The primary data used for the investigation were obtained using structured questionnaires administered to 50 producers. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, farm budget techniques, multiple regression analysis and resource-use efficiency. Multiple regression analysis used to examine factors influencing output of honey in the study area revealed that the coefficient of multiple determinations (R 2 ) of 0.59 which implies that 59% of the dependent variable in the model was explained by the independent variables included in the model. Number of bee hives was significant at (p< 0.01).Estimated resource use efficiency revealed that number of bee hives and family labours were underutilized. This study concluded that the bee farmers in the study area should be given adequate training on rudiments of beekeeping.

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An economic appraisal of an improved method of bee keeping in Nigeria: A case study of the apiculture unit, Federal college of agriculture Umudike.

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Profitability of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPS) Production and Marketing in Zuru Local Government Area, Kebbi State: A Case for Honey

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