Apiculture group : Be busy like bees
Dr. Amssalu Bezabeh
Dr. Shifa Ballo
Dr. Ephrem Tesema
Dr. G/medhin W/wahid
Dr. Melaku Girma
Task 1
Deliberate on the draft research framework
and suggest improvements
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research approach and process
types of research, research areas and outputs
Research partnership and implementation
Role of graduate students
Promotion of R4D outputs
Research approach, process,
research types and areas
Research approach: Developmental with some
supplement from experimental research(lab., on
farm)
Research process: As suggested
Research types: As suggested
Research areas: Improved
Research outputs: As suggested
Research areas
• Pre-harvest management (seasonal beekeeping
management to enhance honeybee products
production and utilization
• Special honey storage, and safe transportation
• In synergy with the environment, agro-forestry,
irrigated crops, forage development (pollination)
• Gender (role of women in beekeeping VC)
Research outputs
• As suggested including posters
Research partnership and implementation
Research partnership: As suggested including ICIPE,
extension staff, and beekeepers
Research implementation: As suggested including
extension experts and beekeepers
Research partnership
TARI
OARI
HBRC
EIAR
ILRI
ICIPE
ARARI
Research implementation
HBRC
EIAR
ILRI
Regional Research Institutes,
ICIPE
Testing: Researcher, extension &
beekeepers
Role of graduate students
– Review existing knowledge and identify gaps
– Conducting research
– Generating and sharing knowledge
– Publication
– Bridging partnership with universities
– Contribute to project impact
Promotion of R4D outputs
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A suggested including:
Experience sharing
Exhibiting the tested outputs.
Scale up/out
Task 2
Review and prioritize the potential research
areas for each commodity by year using the
template below:
Diagnostic
Year Year
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2
Assessment of diseases and pests
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Safety (pesticides and residues heavy metals)
Quality assessment along the VC ( standards of products and
imputes)
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Rapid assessment of crude and extracted honey, and beeswax
market channels/consumers
Assess the knowledge and capacity gaps in improved
beekeeping management and utilization of honeybee products
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Assessment of bee forage sources and pollen over the year and
associated types of honey produced
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Access to knowledge/skills development of apiculture
production by rural, urban and peri-urban; male, female and
youth
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Rapid assessment of input supply (availability and quality) and
demand and access to credit facility
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≥Year
3
Action
Year
1
Year
2
≥Year
3
Colony selection based on adaptability, yield and gentleness
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Development of honey flora calendar and characterization of
honey and pollen (mono and multi floral honey and their
properties)
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Conducted action research on key problems identified during
the diagnoses phase
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How to minimized the toxicity of pesticides
Evaluation of integrated pest and disease management to
reduce pest/disease load
Enhance production of honeybee products and utilization
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Impact
Year
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Year
2
≥Year
3
Sustainability
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Gender equity
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Cost benefit analysis
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Local and export market analysis
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Task 3
Identify research partners (organizations
and/or individuals) and their roles by
commodity and location using the following
template
Role
National Coordination
Tigray- Central zone
Tigray – Eastern zone
Apiculture
Partner organization/researchers
Facilitation and coordination
(research guide, supervision,
technical support, review and M&E
Implement research activities and
synthesis of report, M&E
Holleta Bee Research Center
(HBRC; Dr Amsalu Bezabeh), EIAR,
ILRI
TARI (Axum RC), AU,
Implement research activities,
synthesis of report and M&E
TARI (MRC; G/amlak) and ICIPE
Amhara- West Gojam
Amhara – North Gondar
Amhara – South Wollo
Implement research activities
synthesis of report and M&E
ARARI (Sokota RC; Alemu); Bahir
Dar University,
Oromia – West Showa
Implement research activities
synthesis of report and M&E
HBRC; Bako ARC
Implement research activities
synthesis of report and M&E
HBRC; Jima ARC, ICIPE; Jima Uni,
Oromia-East Showa
Oromia- Jima
SNNPR – Gamo Gofa
SNNPR - Sidama
Thank You
So Much