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03/07/2022

Bee farming in Africa

The rearing of bees (Apiculture) is basically for production of honey, wax and propolis. Some African communities keep bees with the sole purpose of providing security to their homesteads and farms.

Bee keeping was initially perceived as a traditional enterprise commonest among the hunters . The animals were considered wild where they scavenged for their own feed away from their shelter (open space on tree branches, in underground holes/caves atc).

Bee colonies on tree branches

With current innovations in agricultural sector, bee keeping is becoming a large scale venture and it has proved to have a much significant role in addressing the issue of food security and income sustainability. For instance, research has proved that bees play a very crucial role in pollination of the crops and this is important for agricultural crop yields.

The invention efforts have been geared towards changing the perception that bees are wild insects and cannot be farmed just like any other conventional animal.

Starting bee keeping

Just as many other enterprises, it is important to do valuation for the suitability/viability of the enterprise before investing your cash, time and effort.
Among the important factors to consider are together with:

Bees availability

This is the question of the ecological conditions of the place. Bees will prefer some places from the others for instance Adamawa regions and oku locality in North West Cameroon have proven to be very fertile.. The factors of great concern are temperatures, humidity and rainfall which will determine the availability of important resources like water and feed. The simplest method to populate the hives is by the use of the catcher boxes which are put in the path of the swarming bees to attract them. Some honey combs can be put into this boxes to lure the bees into the catcher box.

Capital

One has to determine if he/she has the required amount to start bee keeping. This is in terms of the cash for the purchase of the equipment like bee hives, catcher boxes, artificial feeds, labour, power honey comb spinners, smokers and all related cost.

We always recommend that the farmer should consider starting small and make use of locally available material. This will minimize on the cost and ensure good returns to a growing farmer.

Site selection

Siting the apiary is very important to a bee keeper to minimize the conflict between these animals and the famer/public/other animals. Below is an outline of the important considerations when siting an apiary:

The apiary should be away from noisy places like near a working machine. Noise excites bees and motivates them to sting.
Site the apiary at the place far from homestead and the animal yards/grazing areas. Site the bee hives closer to watering and foraging points. This will minimize the distance travelled to look for feed and water and the same is converted to productivity

Avoid situating hives closer to the busy roads/paths. Bees are easily disturbed by strong wind and air current. Avoid siting the hives directly facing the wind direction.
Site the hives at a point that makes supervision easy for the farmer/manager.

Make provisions to minimize the chances of predation to the bees. Most bee farmers are using the wire mesh to enclose the area so as to keep away birds and animals that prey on bees. You can as well use scare crows to keep in check the predators
Market for the final products

Every farmer wants to get the profit at the end of his/her labour. This is only attainable if the market for the final products is very much known and well organized. Considerations has to be made on how easy it will be to transport the inputs to the farm and the produce to the market.

The farmer has to understand what are the legal policies affecting the market for the products. How is the product affected by the forces of demand and supply in the final market? This determines the amount of the profit one can realize from it all.

Social and Cultural consideration

It is important to understand the cultural believes of the people you target as the final market. For instance say a farmer wants to keep bees for honey among the people who believe honey is a product from insects and they are not interested to feed on such, it won’t work for this farmer to achieve the goals. But in a Muslim community it would be easier since honey is being cited in the sunnah as a powerful drug.

Bee is a social insect and will prefer living in a family like structure we are calling a colony. Each single bee colony can be made up of up to 3000-9000 bees or even more depending on the availability of the water and feed material around. The largest proportion of this is the worker bees (about 90% of the colony).

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29/06/2022

25/06/2022

LAGOS SET TO HOLD 7TH EDITION OF MSMEs EXCLUSIVE FAIR

Lagos State is set to hold the 7th edition of the annual Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Exclusive Fair at the Blue Roof, Agidingbi between Tuesday, 28th June and Sunday, 3rd July 2022.

A statement signed by the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande, said the fair will be declared open by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and has the theme: “Sustainability of MSMEs on AfTCTA Opportunities for Global and Digitalised Economy”.

Dr. Akande explained that the annual fair is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the technical and non-technical entrepreneurial skills of MSME operators while improving their access to broader market networks and financial services in the State.

She said: “The MSME Exclusive Fair was conceptualised to build a strong public-private support system that would enhance the capacity of MSMEs for economic diversification”.

“The administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has made vital interventions in advancing the course of MSMEs in the State, through its regular sponsorship of MSMEs Exclusive Fair, a marketing mechanism used in supporting MSMEs in Lagos State”, she added.

Highlighting the activities slated for the six-day event, the Commissioner said the event will have a daily Business Clinic involving interactions between MSMEs and State/Federal Agencies on diverse key areas affecting MSMEs’ growth and development in the State.

She revealed that the occasion will also feature a Panel Discussion on the theme: “Sustainability of MSMEs on AfTCTA Opportunities for Global and Digitalised Economy”, noting that the discussants were carefully selected among organised private sector partners such as the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) and Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) among others.

Dr. Akande stated further that apart from featuring daily workshops, seminars, networking and business marketing sessions, the event will also play host to over 150 business exhibitors who will showcase various products and services, including Made-in-Lagos products.

The Fair would be concluded on Sunday, 3rd July, 2022 with the presentation of Awards and Certificates to outstanding exhibitors.

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