Comparative analysis of profitability of honey production using traditional and box hives

Joint Authors

Adgaba, Nuru
Ansari, Muhammad Javed
Herab, Ahmad H.
al-Ghamidi, Ahmad Abd Allah

Source

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Issue

Vol. 24, Issue 5 (31 Jul. 2017), pp.1075-1080, 6 p.

Publisher

Saudi Biological Society

Publication Date

2017-07-31

Country of Publication

Saudi Arabia

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Economy and Commerce
Nutrition & Dietetics

Topics

Abstract EN

Information on the profitability and productivity of box hives is important to encourage beekeepers to adopt the technology.

However, comparative analysis of profitability and productivity of box and traditional hives is not adequately available.

The study was carried out on 182 beekeepers using cross sectional survey and employing a random sampling technique.

The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), the Cobb-Douglas (CD) production function and partial budgeting.

The CD production function revealed that supplementary bee feeds, labor and medication were statistically significant for both box and traditional hives.

Generally, labor for bee management, supplementary feeding, and medication led to productivity differences of approximately 42.83%, 7.52%, and 5.34%, respectively, between box and traditional hives.

The study indicated that productivity of box hives were 72% higher than traditional hives.

The average net incomes of beekeepers using box and traditional hives were 33,699.7 SR/annum and 16,461.4 SR/annum respectively.

The incremental net benefit of box hives over traditional hives was nearly double.

Our study results clearly showed the importance of adoption of box hives for better productivity of the beekeeping subsector.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Ghamidi, Ahmad Abd Allah& Adgaba, Nuru& Ansari, Muhammad Javed& Herab, Ahmad H.. 2017. Comparative analysis of profitability of honey production using traditional and box hives. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.1075-1080.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781966

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Ghamidi, Ahmad Abd Allah…[et al.]. Comparative analysis of profitability of honey production using traditional and box hives. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 24, no. 5 (Jul. 2017), pp.1075-1080.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781966

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Ghamidi, Ahmad Abd Allah& Adgaba, Nuru& Ansari, Muhammad Javed& Herab, Ahmad H.. Comparative analysis of profitability of honey production using traditional and box hives. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.1075-1080.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781966

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 1080

Record ID

BIM-781966