Apiculture group : Be busy like bees

Dr. Amssalu BezabehDr. Shifa BalloDr. Ephrem TesemaDr. G/medhin W/wahid

Dr. Melaku Girma

Task 1

Deliberate on the draft research framework and suggest improvements • 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 suggestedResearch types: As suggestedResearch areas: ImprovedResearch 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

HBRC EIAR

Research implementation

Regional Research Institutes, ICIPE

HBRC EIARILRI

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

• 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 1

Year 2

≥Year 3

Assessment of diseases and pests √

Safety (pesticides and residues heavy metals) √

Quality assessment along the VC ( standards of products and imputes)

√

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

√

Assessment of bee forage sources and pollen over the year and associated types of honey produced

√

Access to knowledge/skills development of apiculture production by rural, urban and peri-urban; male, female and youth

√

Rapid assessment of input supply (availability and quality) and demand and access to credit facility

√

Rapid assessment on role of women along the beekeeping VC. √

Action Year 1

Year 2

≥Year 3

Colony selection based on adaptability, yield and gentleness √ √ √

How to minimized the toxicity of pesticides √ √

Evaluation of integrated pest and disease management to reduce pest/disease load

√ √ √

Development of honey flora calendar and characterization of honey and pollen (mono and multi floral honey and their properties)

√ √

Conducted action research on key problems identified during the diagnoses phase

√ √

Enhance production of honeybee products and utilization √ √ √

Impact Year 1

Year 2

≥Year 3

Sustainability √

Gender equity √

Cost benefit analysis √

Local and export market analysis √

Task 3

Identify research partners (organizations and/or individuals) and their roles by commodity and location using the following template

ApicultureRole Partner organization/researchers

National Coordination Facilitation and coordination (research guide, supervision, technical support, review and M&E

Holleta Bee Research Center (HBRC; Dr Amsalu Bezabeh), EIAR, ILRI

Tigray- Central zone Implement research activities and synthesis of report, M&E

TARI (Axum RC), AU,

Tigray – Eastern zone 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

Oromia-East Showa Oromia- Jima Implement research activities

synthesis of report and M&E HBRC; Jima ARC, ICIPE; Jima Uni,

SNNPR – Gamo Gofa SNNPR - Sidama

Thank You

So Much