Current status of apiculture and its impact on local livelihood in district Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Current status of apiculture and its impact on local livelihood in district Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khush Bakht Arooj1, Muhammad Salman2 and Naveed Ahmed3
ABSTRACT
Apiculture is an important practice for obtaining food, health benefits, gaining jobs and income, pollination of plants to increase crop yield, maintains biodiversity and to protect the environment. The current status of apiculture in district Bannu is evaluated in the study as it is also a famous area for honey production in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this study the primary data was collected through well-designed questionnaire and the study was carried out in different villages of Tehsil and District Bannu. A general survey was also conducted to know about the bee flora for pollen and nectar sources plants in district Bannu. The purposive random sampling method was used. During this study it was found that majority of the respondents belong to age class 21-35 (52%) followed by age class 36-50 (32%) and the least number of respondents belong to age class 51-65 (16%). It was concluded that average production in the study area is 5-7 kg/10 hives and most of the respondents 95% were less educated and were not familiar with modern and advanced scientific practices of beekeeping. The income per year in relation to apiculture was recorded in the study is that 16% people were earning Rs.3,50,000 - 4,00,000/-, 40% were earning up to Rs.4,50,000/- per year while 24% were earning up to Rs.5,00,000/- per year and the rest 20% were earning Rs.5,50,000/- per year and above. This earning is dependent upon various factors. It is also observed that honey obtained from Ziziphus spp. is sold up to Rs.1800-2000/kg while that of Acacia spp. is sold up to Rs.800/kg.
Keywords: Apiculture, Honey bees, Impact, Livelihood, Bannu
Keywords: Apiculture, Honey bees, Impact, Livelihood, Bannu
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March 2021
Vol. 71, Iss. 1
