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                                                                                     Sustainable Food security with beekeeping [Tigrigna]   Expert and farmer interview on beehive management   English—Transcription        Part five Sound effect Sustainable Food security with beekeeping It is a program dedicated to show by strengthening beekeeping possible to achieve sustainable food security.  Sustainable Food security with beekeeping Sound effect  Farming practice cannot be considered as one or two. There are different farming practices like animal husbandry, forestation and the like.  Beekeeping has been giving honey product for long period of time. However, it has been considered as additional farming activity. It was not considered like animal husbandry or forestation as one of farm activities. There were not opportunities to help farmers practice and use it as a means of living. This is why beekeeping hasn’t been considered as animal farming, and didn’t contribute to improve farmers’ life. Nowadays, this attitude is improving. Some indications of the activity are seen in Tygray. In many part of Ethiopia honey product of Tigray, due to its quality and test, has got great demand. However, the way it is harvested is simply from the forest in a traditional way, not applying quality and quantity oriented way costs farmers not to get the benefit expected of it.                                        Transitional music  These days, it is possible to say there is visible change in Tigray in this aspect. The government has given attention and arranged many things. It assigned experts to give technical support for farmers. Even farmers improved their attitude and receiving equipments like modern beehives, equipments for harvesting honey, creating market opportunity etc. As a result of this, many farmers has improved their living through beekeeping.   Even now there are a lot of challenges needed to overcome. These challenges hindered beekeepers not to gain better products and improve their living. Exposing bees to difficulties, harvesting honey from immature honeycomb, not doing what should be done at a time, are among the traditional practices from time to time as backward activities.   Therefore, there are model beekeepers that say like other farm activities should be done throughout the year.   We invited different people, experienced beekeepers and experts  Trying to harvest honey, at the beginning of the year, without giving attention and visiting the hives is backward thinking.   This time there is enough rain for plants to flourish. Throughout the year there is enough rain.                                         Transitional music  What should a farmer who engaged in beekeeping have to do during various seasons? From his rich experience and several trainings he get in various occasions Haleqa Alem will inform us what have to be done.  First we should know that during summer season for how long does the beebread stayed in the hive before the bees start producing new one. Second,  During winter when we look at what should be done for bees, it is the time that is difficult to get food for bees. It is sunny season. The hives that are made of wood become warm. So, we should place hives in a place that is not exposed to the sun. At the beginning of spring, it is during this time we extract yellow color honey. Before summer enters the hives should be cleaned.                                          Transitional music  Generally, at this time many farmers are changing their life for better by beekeeping. Their honey product is getting great demand in domestic market as well as abroad. Nowadays, beekeepers have understood this. They are avoiding the traditional ways of beekeeping and using modern ways.   Therefore, beekeeping shouldn’t be taken as additional farming activity. Especially, those who have no land can make their living. It is unexploited resource that can be good source of income. To exploit this resource and secure food demand, as we can understand from successful beekeepers, beekeepers must use improved methods.          

Expert and farmer interview on beehive management

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Expert and farmer interview on beehive management

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