Gender Roles and Constraints in Beekeeping: A Case from Kitui County, Kenya

Mburu, Peter; Affognon, Hippolyte; Irungu, Patrick; Mburu, John; Raina, Satish

doi:10.1080/0005772x.2016.1275490

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“…The majority of adopters (95.1%) and non-adopters (97.5%) were males. This result also showed a significant association between gender and adoption of improved beekeeping technology (p < 0.05) which indicates that beekeeping is a male-dominated activity in the study area as in common with other parts of the country (Berhe et al, 2016;Chala et al, 2013;Olana & Demrew, 2018;Shenkute et al, 2012;Tarekegn et al, 2017) and most African countries (Mburu et al, 2017). This result also indicated that the family size of adopters is higher than non-adopters with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) suggesting that beekeeper with large family size may opt more for technology adoption.…”

Section: Socio-demographic Characteristic Of Beekeepersmentioning

confidence: 59%

Improved beekeeping technology in Southwestern Ethiopia: Focus on beekeepers’ perception, adoption rate, and adoption determinants

Tulu

Aleme

Mengistu

et al. 2020

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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Beekeeping is one of the most important sectors that contribute to the improvement of the livelihoods of people in many countries. A cross-sectional study was carried out in southwestern Ethiopia to determine the adoption rate, determinate factors, and community perception of improved beekeeping technologies. A multistage random sampling method was conducted to select study districts. A total of 180 beekeepers were interviewed for this study with a proportional random sampling method from adopters and non-adopters of technologies. From a total of 180 beekeepers, 61 (33.9%) and 119 (66.1%) were adopters and nonadopters, respectively. The majority of respondents stated that high yield, ease for inspection, and quality of honey are the main advantages, while high cost, the need for high skill, and access to technology are the major detriments to the adoption of Dereje Tulu ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dereje Tulu is a researcher at Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Tepi Agricultural Research Center. His research work focuses on veterinary sciences. He has published various papers in several scientific journals. Melkam Aleme is a researcher at EIAR, Tepi Agricultural Research Center. He has been conducting different research on animal production and apiculture. Gezahegn Mengistu is a researcher at EIAR, Tepi Agricultural Research Center. He has been carried out different research on animal production and apiculture. Ararsa Bogale is a researcher at EIAR, Tepi Agricultural Research Center. He has carried out various researches on animal production and honeybee. His key interest is in honey bee disease and modern hive improvement. Amsalu Bezabeh is senior researcher at Holeta Bee Research Center. He is a national honey bee research program coordinator. His research interest is mainly on the improvement of honeybee production in Ethiopia. Esayas Mendesil is Associate Professor of Entomology at Jimma University. His research areas include beneficial insects, insect ecology and integrated pest management.

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Section: Socio-demographic Characteristic Of Beekeepersmentioning

confidence: 59%

Improved beekeeping technology in Southwestern Ethiopia: Focus on beekeepers’ perception, adoption rate, and adoption determinants

Tulu

Aleme

Mengistu

et al. 2020

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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“…Bee pollination potentially contributes to the growth and diversity of plants that are important for improved air quality (3.9) 4. Quality education 4.3 4.4 4.5 Pocol and McDonough 2015 ; Mburu et al 2017 ; Ekele et al 2019 Vocational training for keeping bees can enhance equal opportunities for employment, training and entrepreneurship amongst men, women and indigenous people (with traditional knowledge) (4.3, 4.4 and 4.5). 5.…”

Section: Framing the Broader Importance Of Bees To Sustainable Develomentioning

confidence: 99%

“… 5. Gender equality 5.5 5.a Pocol and McDonough 2015 ; Mburu et al 2017 Keeping bees as a hobby or being involved in beekeeping can enhance opportunities for women’s involvement in economic, social and political decision-making processes even in communities that deprive women of property rights (5.5, 5.a) 6. Clean water and sanitation 6.6 Brockerhoff et al 2017 ; Creed and van Noorwijk 2018 Bee pollination may contribute to growth and diversity in water-related ecosystems, such as mountains and forest.…”

Section: Framing the Broader Importance Of Bees To Sustainable Develomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Industry innovation and infrastructure 9.b Xing and Gao 2014 ; Zhang et al 2015 ; Sahlabadi and Hutapea 2018 Bees are an element of nature that inspires human innovations (e.g., airplane design and computer algorithm development) and new honey-related products (9.b) 10. Reduced inequality 10.1 10.2 Carroll and Kinsella 2013 ; Tomaselli et al 2014 ; Mburu et al 2017 Improved livelihoods from beekeeping and the contribution of bee pollination towards GDP can support sustainable income growth for lower income groups (10.1) which can potentially contribute to promoting inclusive social, economic and institutional development (10.2) 11. Sustainable cities and communities 11.6 11.7 Lowenstein et al 2015 ; Van der Steen et al 2015 ; Hausmann et al 2016 ; Stange et al 2018 ; Zhou et al 2018 Bees can be useful in monitoring air quality in urban areas, as pollination of urban flora can support improved local air quality (11.6).…”

Section: Framing the Broader Importance Of Bees To Sustainable Develomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in other regions of Africa, constraints to improve livelihoods through bee-related activities have been attributed to a lack of knowledge concerning bee husbandry processes, access to equipment, and training (Minja and Nkumilwa 2016 ). Vocational education in beekeeping (target 4.3) could promote economic opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial enterprise (targets 8.6 and 4.4) and diversification for Indigenous groups (targets 1.4 and 4.5), as well as help empower women (target 5.5) including those within traditionally patriarchal societies to promote gender equality (target 5.a) (Pocol and McDonough 2015 ; Mburu et al 2017 ).…”

Section: The Identified Critical Role Of Bees In Sustainable Developmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Biggs

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Reductions in global bee populations are threatening the pollination benefits to both the planet and people. Whilst the contribution of bee pollination in promoting sustainable development goals through food security and biodiversity is widely acknowledged, a range of other benefits provided by bees has yet to be fully recognised. We explore the contributions of bees towards achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our insights suggest that bees potentially contribute towards 15 of the 17 SDGs and a minimum of 30 SDG targets. We identify common themes in which bees play an essential role, and suggest that improved understanding of bee contributions to sustainable development is crucial for ensuring viable bee systems.

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