Research on the Determination of the Factors Affecting Business Performance in Beekeeping Production

Čavlin, Miroslav; Prdić, Nedeljko; Ignjatijević, Svetlana; Vapa-Tankosić, Jelena; Lekić, Nemanja; Kostić, Sara

doi:10.3390/agriculture13030686

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“…Education and learning are important means of supporting the knowledge needed to improve beekeeping management and create value-added hive products due to the new techniques and technology being adopted [44,45]. Even in more developed beekeeping structures, evolution, research, and innovation are only possible with LL, which is provided by different formal and informal modalities [46]. In a study conducted in Nagano, Japan, by Uchiyama et al [47], it was found that tacit knowledge within the family promotes explicit knowledge in an ageing society, leading to a relatively large number of bee colonies and a perception of the necessary ecological conditions for sustainable beekeeping.…”

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Professional Training in Beekeeping: A Cross-Country Survey to Identify Learning Opportunities

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Habitat loss, climate change, and other environmental degradations pose severe challenges to beekeepers. Therefore, this sector needs to rely on updated information so that the intervening actors can deal with the problems. In this context, and assuming that professional training can greatly help those acting in the beekeeping sector, this work intended to investigate the gaps in the updated knowledge of beekeepers and how these can be filled through lifelong learning. The research was conducted in seven European countries (Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and Spain). The data were collected through a questionnaire survey translated into the native languages of all participating countries. The results revealed that the topics of highest interest are apiary health and pest control and the management of the colonies throughout the year. The beekeepers update their knowledge through family, complemented by professional training, with participants preferring in-person courses as well as, in the workplace or in internships. The learning methodologies they consider most useful are project-based learning and learning through gamification. The videos and paper books or manuals are particularly valued as learning materials, and practical exercises are considered the most helpful assessment format. Finally, considering the effect of sociodemographic variables on the learning experiences and preferences of beekeeping actors, it was observed that the country was the most influential of the variables under study. In conclusion, this work revealed valuable information that should be used to design professional training actions to help the professionals in the beekeeping sector enhance their competencies and be better prepared to manage their activities successfully.

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Professional Training in Beekeeping: A Cross-Country Survey to Identify Learning Opportunities

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“…This study used a survey design that is a type of quantitative research. In general, survey research is a conventional research design that aims to obtain a picture of reality related to attitudes and behavior (Cavlin et al, 2023). This analysis was conducted at the Iskandar Muda Kodam, Banda Aceh Province, Indonesia.…”

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Determinants of the Indonesian military’s career development: Mediating role of performance and moderating role of objectivity of organizational commitment

Riyanto

Lubis

Yunus

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Problems and Perspectives in Management

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Career development is a vital aspect of improving work effectiveness and the best contribution of employees to the organization. This study aims to explore the determinants of career development of the Indonesian military. This quantitative study uses a questionnaire (in print and Google Forms) to collect data from 384 Indonesian National Armed Forces personnel at the Iskandar Muda Military Command, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The participants were army soldiers with the rank levels of non-commissioned, first, and middle officers. Data were processed using the AMOS software and structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The findings show that the three constructs (work motivation, physical fitness, and emotional intelligence) are relevant in predicting the performance and career development of the Indonesian military. Next, the objectivity of organizational commitment moderates the relationship between performance and career development. In addition, performance mediates the relationship between the three independent variables and career development. These findings imply that the Iskandar Muda military command is expected to be able to apply them in improving performance and career development under applicable procedures.

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“…In all countries of the WB region, beekeeping represents a traditional and family business, a type of craft entrepreneurship, which is mainly present on small and medium-scale family farms as an additional activity (Bislimi, 2022;Cane et al, 2014;Čavlin et al, 2023;Djordjević Milošević et al, 2021;FAO, 2020;Ramadani et al, 2019).…”

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“…Development of the beekeeping sector is limited by numerous factors, the most common being: (a) climate change and bee diseases; (b) lack of labour for commercializing business activities (both family and hired labour), as well as expensive hired labour; (c) insecure product sale (lack of contracts and regular buyers), small beekeepers' influence on the purchase price of honey and poor organization within the sector; (d) beekeepers' inadequate techniques and knowledge on the product marketing (packing, labelling, promoting) and undeveloped joint marketing strategies; (e) low total knowledge and skills of beekeepers (which are based on prac-tical experience and insufficient use of advisory and educational services); (f) atomization of production and beekeepers' limited access to affordable capital (Bislimi, 2022;Brumă et al, 2021;Ciaian et al, 2018;Čavlin et al, 2023;Djordjević Milošević et al, 2021;FAO, 2020;Cane et al, 2014;Ramadani et al, 2019).…”

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“…However, this sector generates additional household income, supplies national (local) markets with beekeeping products and makes important contribution to strengthening endogenous sources of rural development (Bislimi, 2022;Cane et al, 2014;Čavlin et al, 2023;Djordjević Milošević et al, 2021;FAO, 2020;Ramadani et al, 2019;Virgil and Simona, 2020). There is a high demand for honey, while the price of honey ensures sustainable income for beekeepers (Bislimi, 2022;Cane et al, 2014;Ramadani et al, 2019).…”

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Competencies of Western Balkan farmers for participating in short food supply chains: honey case study

Paraušić,

Kolašinac,

Muça Dashi

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The paper aims to examine the impact of different beekeepers' characteristics on their perceptions of two personal competencies required for successful participation in short food supply chains (abbr. SFSCs):(1) Communication and marketing knowledge and skills, and (2) Available time to cultivate communication with customers and sell honey. Data was collected using survey research, and the total sample included 1,081 beekeepers in the region of the Western Balkans. Multinomial logistic regression was used for data processing. According to the Nagelkerke R 2 the model explained a high percentage of the variance of both analysed dependent variables. The results indicate that beekeepers perceive both competencies as strong to medium strong. The first competency is more likely to be evaluated as strong to very strong by young beekeepers and those who perceive distance to consumers as a small or no barrier to honey sale. The strongest predictor for the second competency is family labour. The value Exp(B) shows that beekeepers with abundant family labour are 19.1 times more likely to perceive available time as a strong to very strong competency in direct sales.

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Research on the Determination of the Factors Affecting Business Performance in Beekeeping Production

Cited by 7 publications

References 58 publications

Professional Training in Beekeeping: A Cross-Country Survey to Identify Learning Opportunities

Professional Training in Beekeeping: A Cross-Country Survey to Identify Learning Opportunities

Determinants of the Indonesian military’s career development: Mediating role of performance and moderating role of objectivity of organizational commitment

Competencies of Western Balkan farmers for participating in short food supply chains: honey case study

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