What is it about?
The study was conducted to assess beekeepers' knowledge of improved management practices in peri-urban areas of southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 90 respondents from the study area. Results show that beekeepers in southwestern Nigeria had inadequate knowledge of improved beekeeping management practices, which resulted in low skill in most of the practices. Most of the beekeepers encountered problems ranging from inadequate skill, drought, honeybee pests and diseases, and death of the colony. The authors recommend that farmers be well-trained in improved management practices so as to enhance food security.
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Why is it important?
Beekeeping management
Perspectives
Writing this article enable me and other co-authors to share our experience in the study carried out on the knowledge level of beekeepers on improved management practices in beekeeping.
Sunday Ogunjimi
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Assessing the Knowledge Level of Beekeepers on Improved Beekeeping Management Practices in Peri-Urban Areas of Southwestern Nigeria, Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, July 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10496505.2015.1124781.
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