Beekeeping dynamics and its driving forces of change in Ethiopian mixed farming system

摘要

ThestudywasaimedtoinvestigatethebeekeepingdynamicsanditsdrivingforcesofchangeinthemixedfarmingsystemofNorthwestEthiopia.Theresearchapproachesincludeuseofsecondaryandprimarydata.Theprimarydatawascollected;includingkeyinformantinterviews,focusgroupdiscussions,workshopsandfieldobservation.Thedatawascollectedforatimeframeof10years(from2002-2012).QualitativedataanalysiswasdonebyusingtheATLAS-tiversion7software.Themostimportantchangesinallthreewatershedsduring2002-2012were:reductioninhoneybeecolonysizeperhouseholdanddeclineinhoneyproduction;theadoptionofmovable-frameandtop-barhiveswerelimited;fewattemptsbybeekeeperstoimprovehoneybeecolonymanagementpractices;reductioninhoneybeefloralresources;increaseinhoneybeepestsandpredatorsattackandagrochemicalsexposure.Thesechangesaredrivenbytheinteractionofvariousdrivingforcesthatcanbecategorizedintopolitical(policy,institutional),economic,social,technologicalandecological.Therefore,improvementofthebeekeepinginthemixedfarmingsystemdemandsthecommitmentandactionofstakeholders(farmers,developmentpractitioners,researchers,policymakers,etc.)tochangetheinfluenceofthevariousdrivingforcesforthebetter.