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Organisation
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Nagaland
Bee and Honey Mission (NBHM), Kohima,
Nagaland |
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Project
name
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Promotion
of modern beekeeping for sustainable
livelihood in Tizu Watershed Region
of Tuensang, Zunheboto and Kiphire districts
(Nagaland) |
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Grant
operationalised
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April
2011 |
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Duration
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3
years |
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Grant
amount sanctioned
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Rs12.81
million |
Activities within
the grant and expected impact:
The project is towards consolidating
the beekeeping development of the Apis
Cerana and Apis Dorsata of NBHM,
covering 1,000 households directly and 350
households indirectly from 30 villages across
three districts; namely, Kiphire, Tuensang
and Zunheboto. These regions are geographically
isolated, remote and considered as the most
backward districts. Through this project,
NBHM aims to enhance household income through
beekeeping activities and thereby improving
the quality of life. The specific objectives
of the project are to:
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Improve
the standard of living of rural poor
communities through income generated
through beekeeping |
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Improve quantity
and quality of honey through introduction
of improved beekeeping methods and equipments |
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Increase the population
of bee colonies through active breeding
techniques |
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Popularise honey
consumption as an essential food item
within the state. |
The key activities of the project are:
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Focused
training of select beekeepers |
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Setting up modern
apiaries of Apis Cerena |
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Use of modern
beekeeping equipments and harvesting
methods |
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Proper hive management |
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Organizing village
beekeeping committees (VBKC) for aggregation
of honey harvested for accessing markets
in an organised manner |
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Setting up of
stock multiplication centres |
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Honey harvesting
and participatory monitoring of Apis
Dorsata hives in Kiphire. |
Key components of the project include:
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Awareness
and motivational programme |
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Establishment
of modern apiaries of Apis Cerana |
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Setting up
of nucleus stock multiplication centres |
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Beekeepers
training and skill building |
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Participatory
monitoring and harvesting of Apis
Dorsata hives. |
At the end of three years, the following outputs
and impact are expected:
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Beekeeping
will provide a livelihood opportunity
for 1,000 farmers, who would be trained
to a standard where they are able to
establish and maintain their own hives
on scientific lines and as a viable
income generating activity |
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Organising the
beekeepers into 30 Village Beekeeping
Committees for aggregation of honey
produced for marketing and for promoting
beekeeping activities. This will enable
the beekeepers get good returns in terms
of income from beekeeping, thereby motivating
them to expand their activity |
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At the end of
three years, the average annual income
for 1,000 households through beekeeping
would be Rs7,425 and this would increase
to Rs12,000 from the fifth year onwards |
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An additional
350 beekeepers will benefit directly
through 50 per cent recovery of the
cost of bee boxes from the farmers that
take up beekeeping activity |
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Business will
be generated for 20 local entrepreneurs
through the project for supplying bee
boxes and equipment |
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The three stock
multiplication centres will address
the most critical constraint impeding
extension of activities, i.e., shortage
of swarms and quality of brood. Through
this innovative breeding centre, number
of swarms available for beekeeping will
increase and put beekeeping activity
on a growth path |
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Income of Rs80,000
per annum per stock multiplication centre
will be realized, which will be utilised
for promoting and supporting beekeeping
activities |
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Increase in production
and quality of honey from current 3-4
kilos per annum to 8 kilos |
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25 per cent increase
in population of bee colonies in the
state |
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Additional income
of Rs1,000 in year one for 150 rock
bee harvesters from selling honey and
wax |
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The practice of
harvesting honey from rock bees will
be revived and the younger generation
would take up this activity. |
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