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- Title
IĞDIR İLİ ARICILARININ SOSYO-EKONOMİK DURUMU.
- Authors
KADİRHANOĞULLARI, İbrahim Hakkı; KARADAŞ, Köksal; KÜLEKCİ, Murat
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the demographic characteristics and apiarian problems of the beekeepers in Igdir province, and to make suggestion about the solution of the problems in order to obtain more yield in beekeeping. The data used in the study were obtained from 85 beekeepers registered at Igdir Beekeepers Association via census study method. The achieved results revealed that mean population (3.44) in male business unit, mean work experience (20 years), mean age (20 years old), and primary school graduate at 61.20(%) were found. Of the beekeepers, 87.06(%) had additional income expect for beekeeping, but 37.60(%) of them informed that beekeeping was their principal income source. The most important reasons of hive extinction were wintering losses and bee diseases. All the producers bought honey to consumers and honey product has been selling all the year around. The most significant problems of honey marketing were low price, lack of cooperatives and price standardization. Among them, 55.29(%) were debtors, and average dept amount was 8574.11 TL as well as sources of obligation were agricultural bank, private banks and person. The most important factors influencing beekeeping were climate conditions, followed by price reduction of the product, input cost increase, wintering losses, and no controllable effectively in diseases and pest, respectively. It was determined that main expectations of the region beekeepers from the government were on providing opportunity of becoming a cooperative, increasing beekeeping subsidy per hive, and taking necessary precaution in avoidance of fake honey.
- Publication
Uludag Bee Journal, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
1303-0248
- Publication type
Article