Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Aug 26, 2018 22:03:07 GMT 1
A Director and Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Dooshima Kwange, has said that beekeeping is a highly lucrative agribusiness in Nigeria.
Kwange who said this recently in Abuja noted that investing in the bee industry would help earn Nigeria huge assets than crude oil.
According to her, “The market worldwide is huge, almost 2 billion dollars annually and we are really not tapping into it because we have not paid attention to this industry.
She hinted that there would be an International Conference Centre, Abuja with the theme, “Beekeeping Industry for Sustainable Development, Wealth Creation and Economic Diversification” by September 20th, 2018.
According to her, the Expo is an intercultural and intercontinental honey show run by an NGO based in Kampala, Uganda, usually held in conjunction with countries to advance the beekeeping industry by promoting the ministry of agriculture and other shareholders.
The director added that the government was also trying to break into other sectors of the economy, majorly in agriculture, and divert from oil saying, the beauty of the industry is that it is not as extravagant as other ventures.
Kwange who stated that the ministry was open to collaboration with foreign partners pleaded with Nigerians to embrace beekeeping for its economic and diverse benefits.
Celebrating the world honey bee day...
A saying goes: “As busy as a Bee”. Have you ever wondered why the “Bee” is termed “busy”?
A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles, the equivalent of three orbits around the earth to collect 1 kg of honey.
A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.
The Queen Bee can live up to 5 years and its role is to fill the hive with eggs. She is the busiest in the summer months when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength, she lays up to 2500 eggs per day.
According to researchers, the Bee’s brain is oval in shape and only about the size of a sesame seed, yet it has remarkable capacity to learn and remember things and is able to make complex calculations on distance travelled and foraging efficiency.
Additional fact: Only worker bees sting (if they feel threatened) and they die once they sting.
The average worker Bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime and they live only six weeks.
These wonderful creatures are celebrated every third Saturday in August. Today we celebrate the busiest creatures on earth. It’s WORLD HONEY BEE day!
Kwange who said this recently in Abuja noted that investing in the bee industry would help earn Nigeria huge assets than crude oil.
According to her, “The market worldwide is huge, almost 2 billion dollars annually and we are really not tapping into it because we have not paid attention to this industry.
She hinted that there would be an International Conference Centre, Abuja with the theme, “Beekeeping Industry for Sustainable Development, Wealth Creation and Economic Diversification” by September 20th, 2018.
According to her, the Expo is an intercultural and intercontinental honey show run by an NGO based in Kampala, Uganda, usually held in conjunction with countries to advance the beekeeping industry by promoting the ministry of agriculture and other shareholders.
The director added that the government was also trying to break into other sectors of the economy, majorly in agriculture, and divert from oil saying, the beauty of the industry is that it is not as extravagant as other ventures.
Kwange who stated that the ministry was open to collaboration with foreign partners pleaded with Nigerians to embrace beekeeping for its economic and diverse benefits.
Celebrating the world honey bee day...
A saying goes: “As busy as a Bee”. Have you ever wondered why the “Bee” is termed “busy”?
A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles, the equivalent of three orbits around the earth to collect 1 kg of honey.
A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.
The Queen Bee can live up to 5 years and its role is to fill the hive with eggs. She is the busiest in the summer months when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength, she lays up to 2500 eggs per day.
According to researchers, the Bee’s brain is oval in shape and only about the size of a sesame seed, yet it has remarkable capacity to learn and remember things and is able to make complex calculations on distance travelled and foraging efficiency.
Additional fact: Only worker bees sting (if they feel threatened) and they die once they sting.
The average worker Bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime and they live only six weeks.
These wonderful creatures are celebrated every third Saturday in August. Today we celebrate the busiest creatures on earth. It’s WORLD HONEY BEE day!