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Beekeeping for Sustainable Rural
Livelihood in Ondo State, Nigeria
Eunice Olayinka Atanda
Outline of Presentation
Background and Introduction
 Project Justification
 Goal
 Purpose
 Objectives
 Target Beneficiaries
 Methodology
 Work Plan
 Inputs required
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Outline Cont’d
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Budget Summary
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Expected results (outputs)
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Sustainability
Background and Introduction
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Nigeria's economy characterized by large rural
agricultural based traditional sector
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In the rural areas are
low income
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Ondo State is one of the thirty-six (36) States in
Nigeria, comprises of 18 local govt areas with an area
of 14,769 square kilometre
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By 2006 census, recorded a population of 3, 441,014
million
small- scale farmers limited by
Background and Introduction Cont’d
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Majority of Nigerians as well as Ondo state live in the rural
areas, women constitute a higher percentage than men
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Women are poorer than men because of their positions and
unequal relations in the society
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Lack of access to credit and where credits are made available
the semi-rich take advantage
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Lack of access to factors of production to boost agricultural
productivity(land and capital)
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Lack of access to economic resources ( monetary and nonmonetary income)
Project Justification
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Enormous agricultural & agro-based opportunities
in the rural areas to generate income and
employment but not fully tapped
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Widespread and severity of poverty leading to
difficult socio- economic problems
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Beekeeping has been identified a viable
agriculture practice that could alleviate poverty
and sustain rural employment in Nigeria
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Beekeeping is a useful means of strengthening
livelihoods
Project Justification Cont’d
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Fits in well with other activities and not gender sensitive
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Ensures the continuation of natural assets through
pollination of wild and cultivated plants
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The vegetation of Ondo State is a blessing to
beekeeping, reduces cost of artificial feed
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The climatic condition is favourable with prolonged
flowering season from September to April yearly
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Beekeeping opportunity has not been fully exploited due
lack of proper skill, support, and financial strength,
information on bee pest and diseases
Project Description
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Goal
To contribute to poverty reduction in rural areas of Ondo
State by promoting beekeeping as a sustainable livelihood
Overall Purpose
To enhance household income through beekeeping activities
Objectives
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To improve the standard of living of rural poor
communities of Ondo State through sale of bee
products
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To reduce level of unemployment among the
youth, women and physically challenged through
beekeeping
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To improve quality of bee products through
introduction of improved beekeeping methods
and equipments
Objectives Cont’d
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To improve the marketing of bee products by
organising collection centres, access to credit,
packaging and marketing skills
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To conduct research on bee species
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To conduct feasibility study on the effects of bee
pests and diseases on bee population and provide
control measures
Target Beneficiaries
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Women, youth and the physically challenged
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Have low income levels and are marginalized economically
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Lack access to critical resources: land, credit facilities,
education and technology
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Women are hardly empowered and excluded from decision
making about resource allocations
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Many female headed household
Target Beneficiaries Cont’d
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Female youths from such families go into prostitution
which makes them vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
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Male youths engage themselves in drugs and armed
robbery
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Disabled people face difficulties in earning sufficient
income and remain dependent on a caring family and
the society around them
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In poor communities , physically challenged are
marginalized and forgotten, and may lose confidence in
themselves
Methodology
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Initially the project will focus on six local areas
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5 people in each of the six local areas will be
trained to train others in areas like:
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good hive management
good record keeping
observation of bees and their behavior
hygienic honey extraction techniques
diversification of bee products and marketing skills
Then 20 people per local area
Beekeeping equipments shall be distributed to
every trainee at a subsidized rate
Methodology Cont’d
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The project will be based upon a participatory
approach to improve implementation of activities
and enhance productivity in the sector
How each objective will be achieved
Improving standard of living of the rural poor through
beekeeping
1. diversify products from beekeeping through value
additions to create a wide income base
2. purchase of equipment and train target groups on how to
produce and market honey and other by-products
3. form beekeeping associations to access market in an
organized manner
Reduce level of unemployment among youth, women and less
privileged
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2.
train target groups to produce and sale honey and other
bee products
employ people in packaging and marketing honey at the
established bee products processing plant at the FHG
How each objective will be achieved
Improve quantity and quality of bee products
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2.
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Use of modern equipment and harvesting
methods
Set minimum standards for processing and
handling honey and other bee products
Organization of study tours (internal and
regional) for beekeepers and related interests
Improve harvesting of honey
How each objective will be achieved
Improve marketing of bee products
1. Facilitate creation of brand for the bee products
2. Form cooperatives to access the market as one entity
3. Ensure proper labelling of bee products
4. Improve communication facilities for easy access to market
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Research will be conducted in collaboration with the
communities, local university and research institutions as
well as with relevant universities outside the country
Conduct feasibility study on the effects of bee pests and
diseases on bee population and provide control measures
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Small Hive Beetles (SHB), wax moth and ants identified as
the greatest threat to the bee population
Work Plan
Major component of the work plan
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Awareness and stakeholder analysis and formation of
beekeepers into groups/associations
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Training of beekeepers
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Distribution of hives to beekeepers in the selected local
areas
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Organization of study tours/ exchange visits (internal
and regional) for beekeepers
Work Plan
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Conducting study on honey production to identify
potentials and constraints to be further addressed
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Building capacity of extension staff from government and
NGOs in beekeeping through training
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Conducting a baseline marketing study to establish the
current situation on bee products
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Facilitate establishment of a central bee products
processing plant at the FHG
Inputs Required
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Beekeeping equipment
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Transport
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Beekeeping skills, training and extension
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Financial resources- credit
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Social resources- sector support and marketing
Budget Summary
Year 1
Year 2
Item
Total (₦)
Total
(€)
Total (₦)
Cost of equipment
3,432,000
21,450
Cost of training,
exchange visits and
formation of
beekeepers
association
4,100,000
25,625
500,000
3,125
Cost for research,
processing plant,
vehicle maintenance
and project
administration
1,700,000
10,625
1,400,000
8,750
Total Project
Budget
9,232,000
57,700
1,900,000 11,875
0
Total (€)
0
Project Budget for two years: ₦ 11,132,000 or €69,575
Expected Results (Outputs)
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Percentage increase in real household
income in the project impact area
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through sale of honey and other bee products,
the target group will earn some income
Improved quantity and quality of bee
products
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with the trainings and exchange visits, the
target group will improve the production level
and the quality of honey
Expected Results (Outputs)
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Reduction in unemployment levels for the youths, women
and the physically challenged
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Marketing skills for bee products improved
 this will enable the beekeeper to get good reward in
terms of income from beekeeping and therefore
motivated to expand the activity
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Extension services delivery on beekeeping information to
farmers improved
 the adoption of the improved methods of beekeeping
will depend on the successful delivery of extension
services to the beekeepers. Most often findings from
research hardly reach the beekeeper and it is expected
that improvement on extension services will solve such
problems.
Sustainability
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Formation of cooperative society where a
percentage of income realized from sale of
bee products shall be deposited
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Any person wishing to go for beekeeping
will access credit to purchase the basic
equipment for the activity
Remember
‘If the honeybee disappeared
from the earth, man would only
have four years left to live. No
bees, no pollination, no plants,
no animals, no people’……
Albert Einstein