Abstract
There is urgent need to rescue Nigerian economy from deluge of crisis it is been confronted with atthe present time. To achieve this, it is pivotal to explore various potentials available in the country to solve her problem. Therefore, this paper examines the potential of apiculture industry in social and economic development of the nation. Hive products such as beewax, propolis, pollen and royal jelly are known to have contributed largely to the economic development of advanced countries like China, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Hungary, Australia and Canada. While the practice provides job opportunities for people of all classes, it also boosts productivity of other agricultural crops. Honey from Nigeria will command higher demand and prices in the world market for its medicinal and antimicrobial qualities, thereby serving as a good foreign exchange commodity in international market. As part of its contribution to economic growth, apiculture is a good source of income for beekeepers, it involves the use of little land. It empowers small scale farmers and also does not damage the environment. The paper also stressed that apiculture is not only important for generating income, it also curbs against rural migration. Apiculture protects the environment and also an important non-timber forest product.
Highlights
(2007).This study seeks to examine the potentials of honeybee to social and economic development of the nation
As one of the countries in Africa, Nigeria has potential to boost her economy with earning from exportation of honey because honey from Nigeria will command higher demand and prices in the world market for its medicinal and antimicrobial qualities
It has been certified that honey from the tropics has special attractive aroma which is of higher quality to the ones from other parts of the world owing to diversity of plants from where honeybees visit for nectar and pollens collection (UNCTAD, 2006).Because of EU ban on Chinese honey due to identification of antibiotics in it, world honey market was adversely affected
Summary
(2007).This study seeks to examine the potentials of honeybee to social and economic development of the nation. Apiculture known as beekeeping is the management of bees in a hive in such a way as to observe its developmental stages and manipulations (Ojeleye, 1999). Beekeeping includes the collection and taking care of bees, pollination of field crops by bees, the study of bee product and the breeding of bee for honey production either in small or large scale.
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