ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MIGRATORY BEEKEEPING IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorSHARMA, RAVINDER
dc.contributor.authorKHANNA, SPARDHA
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-22T10:29:55Z
dc.date.available2019-07-22T10:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The economic analysis of migratory beekeeping in Himachal Pradesh was carried out by taking representative sample of 61 beekeepers.Socioeconomic analysis revealed that majority of the beekeepers was educated up to matric level and were in the age group of 30- 50 years. Most of beekeepers were experienced and had more than 12 years’ experience in beekeeping. More than 60 per cent of the beekeepers used modern method of beekeeping in the study area. In regression analysis factors like number of bee colonies and age were found significant showing a positive relationship with honey production, whereas a negative relationship was found with literacy rate and honey production The average investment of beekeepers in the study area was Rs268007.30 for 122 bee colonies.Group wise cost analysis of the beekeepers revealed that 90 per cent of the total cost is the variable cost which includes cost of labour, Comb foundation Sheets, sugar for feeding , chemicals for disease control, transportation charges for migration and other miscellaneous expenditures. The share of explicit costs was only 8 per cent. The fixed cost which constituted about 8.84 per cent included value of depreciation and interest on fixed capital. Study further showed average cost per colony varied between Rs257.64 to Rs489.50 with an average of Rs 411.50 in the study area.The net returns from 100 colonies in the study area varied from Rs166997 to Rs 275351 on the different groups with an average of Rs 188285.The payback period was found to be 5 years at overall level which means that the beekeepers would get back the initial investment made during the establishment period at 5 year of the beekeeping. The group-wise payback period varied between 4 to 6 years in the study area. Group-wise net present value of beekeeping at 6 per cent discount rate was found to be `Rs976713 at overall level in the study area. The benefit cost ratio at 6per cent discount rate was estimated at 1.35 which means that the beekeeper would earn `Rs1.4 for each rupee t invested in beekeeping. The Internal rate of return from beekeeping was found to be 35.67 per cent which was higher than the opportunity cost of capital. Thus, all the four criterions revealed that investment in beekeeping was highly remunerative and a profitable economic activity in the study area. Sensitivity analysis also revealed the same trends in the study area i.e.a 5 to 10 per cent increase in cost or decrease in returns resulted in positive value of internal rate of return (IRR) which varied from 25.25 to 30.86 per cent which was found higher than the opportunity cost of the capital. The NPV was also found positive andvaried from Rs835665.66 and Rs 694618.13.The lack of facilities for migration was the major (62.30%) was the major problem followed by lack of local markets (57.38%).Among management of bee colonies beekeepers reported the loss of honey bees due to the attack of various enemies, viz., wasp, wax moth, , European foul brood, Varroa mite, Bee eating birds and bear and Lizaren_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810116122
dc.keywordsmigratory beekeeping ,beekeepers.Socioeconomic analysis , honey productionen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUHF,NAUNIen_US
dc.subAgricultural Economicsen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.thememigratory beekeeping ,beekeepers.Socioeconomic analysis , honey productionen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MIGRATORY BEEKEEPING IN HIMACHAL PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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