ARJASR

ISSN: 2360-7874

 Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Vol. 8(3), pp. 227-233, April 2020
DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2020.090
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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Research

Current status of modern bee keeping technology adoption in selected districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

¹Mulualem Ambaw * and ²Mezgeb Workiye

¹Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center P.O.Box 489, Kulumsa Ethiopia; Phone number 251 0973287003/2510985661773, Corresponding author’s E-mail: haamulualem6@gmail.com

²Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research,Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, P.O.Box 489,Kulumsa Ethiopia. Email: eyumezgi@yahoo.com/eyumezgi@gmail.com

Accepted 10 April 2020

Honey and beeswax production was started in ancient time by using traditional bee hives. Currently Ethiopian government started to change the traditional beekeeping system by transitional and box hive through training, demonstration and scaling up of the technology to increase production of honey and beeswax. Adoption modern beekeeping technologies by producer farmers are very important to increase production and productivity of honey and beeswax. This study was conducted in selected districts of Arsi Zone to assess the current status and determines factors of modern beekeeping technology adoption. About 47.5% of the beekeepers were considered as modern beekeeping technology adopters based on the definition of adoption. The determinant factors of the technology adoption were training on modern beekeeping, awareness level, extension contact, market problem on modern beekeeping technologies and availability of protective closes. The determinant factors were significantly affect adoption of the technology at p<0.05). Based on the respondents response the price of modern hive and accessories were very high which is not affordable by beekeeper farmers. Adoption of beekeeping technology was not statistically significant at p>0.05) among the study districts and other socio-demographic information of the beekeepers.

Keywords: beekeeping, adoption, determinant factors of adoption Arsi Zone

How to cite this article (APA Style): Mulualem A., Mezgeb W (2020). Current status of modern bee keeping technology adoption in selected districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(3): 227-233.