Beekeeping for Sustainable Rural
Livelihood in Ondo State, Nigeria
Outline of Presentation
Background and Introduction
Project Justification
Goal
Purpose
Objectives
Target Beneficiaries
Methodology
Work Plan
Inputs required
Outline Cont’d
Budget Summary
Expected results (outputs)
Sustainability
Nigeria's economy characterized by large rural
agricultural based traditional sector
In the rural areas are small- scale farmers limited by
low income
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
By 2006 census, recorded a population of 3, 441,014
million
Background and Introduction Cont’d
Majority of Nigerians as well as Ondo state live in the rural
areas, women constitute a higher percentage than men
Women are poorer than men because of their positions and
unequal relations in the society
Lack of access to credit and where credits are made available
the semi-rich take advantage
Lack of access to factors of production to boost agricultural
productivity(land and capital)
Lack of access to economic resources ( monetary and
Project Justification
Enormous agricultural & agro-based opportunities
in the rural areas to generate income and
employment but not fully tapped
Widespread and severity of poverty leading to
difficult socio- economic problems
Beekeeping has been identified a viable
agriculture practice that could alleviate poverty
and sustain rural employment in Nigeria
Beekeeping is a useful means of strengthening
livelihoods
Fits in well with other activities and not gender sensitive Ensures the continuation of natural assets through
pollination of wild and cultivated plants
The vegetation of Ondo State is a blessing to
beekeeping, reduces cost of artificial feed
The climatic condition is favourable with prolonged
flowering season from September to April yearly
Beekeeping opportunity has not been fully exploited due
lack of proper skill, support, and financial strength, information on bee pest and diseases
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
To improve the standard of living of rural poor
communities of Ondo State through sale of bee
products
To reduce level of unemployment among the
youth, women and physically challenged through
beekeeping
To improve quality of bee products through
introduction of improved beekeeping methods
and equipments
Objectives Cont’d
To improve the marketing of bee products by
organising collection centres, access to credit,
packaging and marketing skills
To conduct research on bee species
To conduct feasibility study on the effects of bee
pests and diseases on bee population and provide
control measures
Women, youth and the physically challenged
Have low income levels and are marginalized economically
Lack access to critical resources: land, credit facilities,
education and technology
Women are hardly empowered and excluded from decision
making about resource allocations
Many female headed household
Target Beneficiaries Cont’d
Female youths from such families go into prostitution
which makes them vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
Male youths engage themselves in drugs and armed
robbery
Disabled people face difficulties in earning sufficient
income and remain dependent on a caring family and the society around them
In poor communities , physically challenged are
marginalized and forgotten, and may lose confidence in themselves
Methodology
Initially the project will focus on six local areas
5 people in each of the six local areas will be
trained to train others in areas like:
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
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
1. train target groups to produce and sale honey and other
bee products
2. 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
1.
Use of modern equipment and harvesting
methods
2.
Set minimum standards for processing and
handling honey and other bee products
3.
Organization of study tours (internal and
regional) for beekeepers and related interests
4.Improve harvesting of hone
yHow 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
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
Small Hive Beetles (SHB), wax moth and ants identified as
Work Plan
Major component of the work plan
Awareness and stakeholder analysis and formation of
beekeepers into groups/associations
Training of beekeepers
Distribution of hives to beekeepers in the selected local
areas
Organization of study tours/ exchange visits (internal
Work Plan
Conducting study on honey production to identify
potentials and constraints to be further addressed
Building capacity of extension staff from government and
NGOs in beekeeping through training
Conducting a baseline marketing study to establish the
current situation on bee products
Facilitate establishment of a central bee products
Inputs Required
Beekeeping equipment
Transport
Beekeeping skills, training and extension
Financial resources- credit
Budget Summary
Year 1 Year 2
Item Total (₦) Total
(€) Total (₦) Total (€)
Cost of equipment 3,432,000 21,450 0 0 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
Expected Results (Outputs)
Percentage increase in real household
income in the project impact area
through sale of honey and other bee products,
the target group will earn some income
Improved quantity and quality of bee
products
with the trainings and exchange visits, the
target group will improve the production level
and the quality of honey
Expected Results (Outputs)
Reduction in unemployment levels for the youths, womenand the physically challenged
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
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
Formation of cooperative society where a
percentage of income realized from sale of
bee products shall be deposited
