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ZVISHAVANE FARMERS’ INDABA
VENUE –SHABANI MINE ATHLETIC GROUND
DATE: 25-26 APRIL 2019
TOPIC: BEEKEEPING: AN IMPORTANT FARMING ACTIVITY
PRESENTER: ROBERT MUTISI
TEAM: WORKING FOR BEES
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WORKING FOR BEES LOGO
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Objectives of the seminar
1. To promote beekeeping as a viable diversification enterprise that is eco-friendly.
2. To demonstrate how beekeeping can be an important business venture.
3. To demonstrate how beekeeping can support the livelihoods of individuals, families, communities and the nation.
4. To integrating beekeeping with other farming activities.
5. To establish beekeeping using the Asset Based approach.
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Introduction
1. Bees do not need us for their survival.2. Human beings need bees for their survival3. Einstein’s (2015) opinion states that “ If bees were to
come to extinction men and women will have no more than four years to live” In America Obama (2014) once declared the planting of trees to support the bees since colonies were collapsing due to lack of food.
4. Working for Bees (W-4-Bs) focuses on –Bee population, Bee health and safety, Bee fodder establishment and management and personnel training and development
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Introduction continued-5. Beekeeping change people’s lives
Poverty alleviation
Training for
Enterprise
Environmental
Protection
Sharing Knowledge
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Reasons for getting into Beekeeping
1. Pollination
2. Useful products
3. Land use
4. Low cost project
5. Income creation
6. Sustainability focused
7. Benefits for several sectors
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Reasons continued
8. Comparative advantage
9. Resilient income
10. Gender and age inclusive
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Beekeeping 1st perspective
Marketing
BusinessTechnical
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Beekeeping 2nd perspective-Triple bottom line
Environment
SocialEconomic
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Beekeeping: The asset based approach
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Getting beekeeping greener
1. Multipurpose trees
2. Bee friendly crops
3. Reduce, recycle, re-use
4. No to veldt fires
5. No to deforestation
6. Eco-friendly products and processes
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The Market Flow of Honey and flow of money
Trade to distant markets creates a flow of money to rural areas
Honey moves as follows:
Bees Beekeeper Trader Processor Packer Shop Customer.
Money moves as follows:
Customer Beekeeper (in the community)
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Characteristics of local trade
1. Small volumes required
2. Low honey production levels
3. Beekeepers not motivated to increase production
4. Low product quality
5. Weak market chain
6. Unreliable local buyers who cheat at times
7. Beekeepers view local market as bad
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Characteristics of distant trade
1. Informal traders play an important role
2. Very strong market chain
3. Large product volumes are required
4. High product quality required
5. Access to collection centres is important
6. Bulking of product and collective marketing
7. Real opportunities accessed in distant market-increase production and selling large volumes.
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Integrating beekeeping with sunflower crop
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Pollination
Bee pollinating the flower Honey from the crop
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Processed honey ready for the market
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BEST APIARY MODEL 1
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BEST APIARY MODEL 2
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END OF PRESENTATION
NO TREES NO BEES- NO BEES NO HONEY- NO HONEY NO MONEY- NO MONEY NO
DEVELOPMENT AND POOR WELL-BEING
CARING FOR A BEE MEANS CARING FOR YOUR LIFE
“God created the honey bee.... And the devil made the wasp”
I THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING