POTENTIALITY OF BEEKEEPING IN DOUBLING FARMERS INCOME IN JHARKHAND: A WAY TO SWEET REVOLUTION

P.KHANRA¹, D.N. MUKHERJEE²*
¹Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural & Tribal Development and Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ranchi, 834 008
²Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural & Tribal Development and Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ranchi, 834 008
* Corresponding Author : deep.psb@gmail.com

Received : 10-08-2018     Accepted : 26-08-2018     Published : 30-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 16       Pages : 6967 - 6970
Int J Agr Sci 10.16 (2018):6967-6970

Keywords : Honey, Beekeeping, Apiculture, Doubling Farmers’ Income, Honey cooperatives
Academic Editor : Dr R. Vijaya Kumari
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural & Tribal Development and Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ranchi, 834 008, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was conducted in Ranchi district of Jharkhand to assess the potentiality of beekeeping as a subsidiary as well as primary source of income for the resource poor small and marginal farmers. The present study will also reveal the scope of “Doubling Farmers’ Income” in the state by introducing honey farming as potential source of livelihood. About 47 beekeepers from 10 different blocks of the district have been taken as the respondents to obtain the primary data of the study through schedules. It could be revealed that, the total cost of rearing 100 bee hives and producing honey was Rs. 178000 and the beekeepers were able to earn nearly about Rs 2 lakhs per annum in the Ranchi district. The results revealed that, honey has immense potential to increase the farmers’ income as an additional as well as main occupation source. Entrepreneurship development by providing proper training programmes, and other handholding supports from various stakeholders will develop the sector in the state to pave the way for sustainable sweet revolution and Doubling of Farmers’ Income by the desired timeline.

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