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Honey Production In Ethiopia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Modern Versus Traditional Beekeeping Technologies

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  • Glenn P. Jenkins

    (Department of Economics, Queen's University, Canada, Eastern Mediterranean University, Mersin 10, Turkey)

  • Mikhail Miklyaev

    (Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Mersin 10, Turkey)

Abstract

Ethiopian honey production is characterized by the widespread use of traditional technology resulting in relatively low honey supply and poor quality of honey harvested when compared to the potential honey yields and quality gains associated with modern beehives. Modern beehive yields around 20kg of higher quality honey as compared to 6-8 kg of yields from traditional beehives. This situation results in growing domestic prices of table honey and poor perspectives for reaching export markets. The objective of this study is to assess the financial and economic rationale of the USAID interventions addressed to improve the livelihood of poor honey producers through the provision of modern beehives. This study identifies key risk factors facing producers, and estimates the projects’ stakeholders’ net economic benefits. A deterministic cost-benefit analysis was used to evaluate three intervention options: provision of 3 modern beehives/ per beekeeper, provision of 3 modern beehives with tools/ per beekeeper, and provision of 3 modern beehives with tools and trainings on modern beekeeping/per beekeeper.

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  • Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Honey Production In Ethiopia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Modern Versus Traditional Beekeeping Technologies," Development Discussion Papers 2013-17, JDI Executive Programs.
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    Cited by:

    1. Shiferaw, Kaleb & Berhanu Gebremedhin, Berhanu, 2015. "Technical efficiency of small-scale honey producer in Ethiopia: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis," MPRA Paper 69332, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Veronica Giwashi Maigida & Mikhail Miklyaev & Glenn P. Jenkins, 2021. "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Honey Production in Ethiopia: A Modern Versus Traditional Beekeeping Technologies," Development Discussion Papers 2021-09, JDI Executive Programs.
    3. Yolchi, Jamshid, 2021. "The Impact of Market Outlets Choice on Beekeepers’ Income in Rural Poor: A Case Study of Badakhshan Province," OSF Preprints vxn92, Center for Open Science.

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    Keywords

    cost-benefit analysis; investment appraisal; stakeholder analysis; small holders’ honey production; honey value chain; modern beekeeping; modern beehives; poverty reduction; sustainable development; Ethiopia;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities

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