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DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION AND FORESTRY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE BOTSWANA

Beekeeping Section

Annual .Report 1995/96

Compiled by:

JB. Dimeku Senior Technical Officer - BeeJceepingr

Ministry of Agriculture

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! BEEKEEPING STAFF SITUATION

j The staff situation have changed, with some District left without beekeeping personnel.

REGION

Headquarters

Headquarters

Maun

Francistown

Serowe

Gaborone

Kanye

Kang

Kasane

Letlhakane

Mahal apye

Molepolole

Tsabong

Good -hope

TITLE

Beekeeping Officer

Sen. Technical Off.

Technical Officer

Technical Officer

Technical Officer

Technical Officer

Technical Officer

Technical Officer

Technical Assist.

vacant

Sen. Techn. Assist

Technical Assistant

vacant

vacant

LEVEL OF TRAINING

BSC

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Diploma

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

SEX

Female

male

female

female

male

male

female

female

male

-

male

female

-

-

AREA COVERED

countrywide

countrywide

ngamiland region

whole region

whole region

whole region

whole region

whole region

chobe district

Mahal apye/machaneng

Kweneng

One Japanese peace corp volunter joined the section and was posted to Ngamiland region?

;Introduction

This year experienced good rains in almost all the regions with an improvement in the forage jbees. The result was a lot of swarms reported in many areas in all the regions and an increase in !the kilograms of honey harvested.

: Even though many swarms were capture and hived, there is still a lot of colonies absconding. Old (problems still persist . (record keeping is not done and if done its not consistant.

Field officers still face transport problems. This is a constraint which result in untimely operations, not only by field officers but even the farmers.

i I Shortage of equipment in some places resulted in delay to implement projects*funds ought to be | secured in time to avoid cancellation of some projects.

Manpower is needed as some areas were left vacant when officers had to be transferred to very demandf^e*. places. " ^

!

• Of all the problems encountered transport is the number one problem which also affects the i headquarters staff. This is very parthetic.

HO ODTPDT PLANNED IS AWP

HO

1 . 0 Farmers trained

OBJECTIVE VARIABLE INDICATOR

1325 farmers trained on Beekeeping by March 1996 whole country

HO

1 .0

OUTPUT ACHIEVEMENTS

788 farmers trained on beekeeping by March 1996 whole country

oee Cable 5

t

HO

1 .0

1.0.1

1.0.2

REASONS FOR DISCREPANCY FROM PLAN

course collided with secondary school term

farmers busy ploughing

shortage of apace at P- . T . C ,

HO

1.0

1.0.1

1,0.2

SUGGESTIONS SOLUTIONS TO AVOID DISCREPANCY

Book course for schools when there are closed

time of course

liase with R.T.C. in schedulling courses.

2.0

Extension Support Provided

i

i

, 3 a DetnoiiLiLraci on colonien entiibl iohed by March 1996

26 apiaries established 2 in franc is town, 2 in ngamiland, 2 in western, 20 in Gaborone by March 1996

2 Seminars conducted in f ranci stown region by March 1996

17 District shows conducted by Auguot 1996

in 1 regions

28 farmers secure equipment in central region region by December 1996

5 farmers secure FAP in Central region by March 1996

31 farmers visited in Central and Franciotown region by December 1995

Pept life citation reduced by December 1995 in Western reqion

2 . 0

2 .1

2 .2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2 .7

1 7 Demount )-at ion col 011 i ea entabl i olied 12 in cent i-al

by March 1996 Demonstrations apiarieo establiohed 1 in Ngamiland 1 in Western region and 5 Gaborone by March 1996

not achieved

11 District shows conducted 1 in Ngamiland, 7 in Central, 2 in Gaborone and 1 (one) for Southern

6 farmers 9 clubs secured eqquipment in central region by December 1995

1 farmer application approved

Achievedd 6 farmers in Pranciotown and 25 in Central reqion

4 demonstration mirrors purchased by September 1995 PWestern region)

3:8.i

2 . 1

2.1.1

2.1.2

2.2

2 .3

2 .4

2.4.1

3 .5

2.7

ohort;ige of lijyeoaflartr3|B« wi*a coloni eS

Site allocation not approved.

Fund not available for fencinq material

Forest nurnery not complete

The office was vacant

Other districts did not have shows

farmers did have funds

shortage of equipment

fanner failed to raise contribution

f undo secured late

i:8.i

2.1

2.1,1

2.1.2

2.2

2.4

2.4.1

2.5

2.7

2.7.1

organioe hiveo in , Elmi "aP hives and transfer awarms in time

Urge landboard to allocate land

Secure funds for materials

urge foreoter officer to complete the nursery

To be replanned

encourage farmers to have equipment

liase with Headquarters to get equipment in time.

farmer to be encouraged to raise contribution.

funds for projects to be released on time.

Timely operation to be conducted

-frufa bv

56 new colonies established country wide by March 1996

4 1 absconded bee colon ies replaced by March 1996 in Southern and Gaborone region

3 . 0

3.1

23 colonies eatabl i ohed 11 Southern. 1 Ngami land, 5 Francis town, 6 Central region

32 colonies replaced 22 in Gaborone region 19 in Southern region by December 1995

3 . 0

3.0.1

3.0.2

3 .1

3.1.1

Scarcity of oil and colonies — -

One project for 2S colonies cancelled

Shortage of equipment

Scarcity of wild colonies

Shortage of trap / hiveo

3 . 0

3.0.1

3.0.2

3.1

3 .1.1

make major survey for wild colonies

secure funds first

Headquarters help to get equipment

Make survey of wild colonies

Secure funds to purchase trap hives

INDIVIDUAL BEEKEEPERS PROJECT INVENTORY 1995/96

TABLE 1

Region

MAUN

FRANCI3TOHN

CENTRAL ,

GABORONE

SOUTHERN

WESTERN

TOTALS

no of Beekeepers

13

6

3B

47

25

11

140

GENDER

female

,

1

9

13

12

6

41

male

13

5

29

34

13

S

99

no of colonies

10

2

60

45 >•

23

11

151

no of absconded colonies

4

6

9

10

9

e

16

Kg Harvested

28kg

.

114 KG

112.7KG

106-8 KG

.

441 .51

Income (Pula )

P16B .60

.

P212.00

P1217.00

P1177.50

-

P277D .10

no of Projects funded

.

_

.

1

4

.

S

Year funded ,

-

.

.

ty9Sf . .

AMOUNT GRANTED

FAP

-

-

-

paoei.oo

P159S5.15

-

P2401S.15

A E 1 0

-

-

-

-

-

-

There is a lot of improvement as compare to the previous year, in terms of production and income.

Colony absconsession is still a major problem with individual beekeepers.

JBEEKEEPING CLUB INVENTORY 1995/96

! TABLE 2

REGION

MAUN

FRANCISTWON

CENTRAL

GABORONE

SOUTHERN

WESTERN

TOTALS

NO OF CLUBS

10

5

S

129

13

2

54

Gender

FEMALE

?

47

?

362

68

j

477

MALE

?

10

7

117

76

1

203

NO OF COLONIES

10

2

2

2B

17

1

S5

ABSOCONDED COLONIES

4

3

3.5 KG

4

5

3 KG

19

KG HARVESTED

11.5 KG

.

CONSUMED

36.84 KG

3B KG

.

89.04 KG

INCOME (PULA)

P105.00

.

_

P658.39

P197.50 _

P9G0.89

NO OF PROJECTS FUNDED

2

_

_

3

1

.

6

YEAR FUNDED

1994 1995

.

.

1995 1995 1995

.

.

Amount Granted

FAP

PI 570. 00 P1716.00

.

-

-

.

.

P32S6.00

AE10

-

,

,

P3 04 0.00 P1916.9