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Solving National Problems

Less yield of pulses and oil-seedsImporting 33%

Bee-keeping & enhanced yield of

crops

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India – Agrarian Society

Observation

Developed nations have 3-5% population working in agriculture self-sufficient

We have 70% population working in agriculture still we have to import 33% pulses and oil-

seeds not self-sufficient

We don’t have efficient agriculture techniquesWe don’t have skilled labor

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Solution

Solutions are1. Increasing the production of pulses, oil-seeds, milk

with the help of bee keeping an increase in 35% to 100% in the pulses and oil-seeds reason: bees help in pollination

2. Removing chemicals from farming 1 lakh crore is spent annually on chemical fertilizers replace by organic khaad vermi-composting

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Bee Keeping

In 1995, 10 kg honey per boxToday 40-50 kg honey per box

1 frame has 2000 bees = Rs. 200 cost1 box has 10 such frames = Rs. 2000 costCost of box = Rs. 500

Total cost of one full box = Rs. 2500= Investment

output50-60 kg honey per yearRs. 50 per kg= one box gives Rs. 2500 of honey per year Cost recovered

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Bee Keeping

More outputHoney bee multiplies to about 3 times in 1 year= 20 more frames of bees= one frame = Rs. 20020 frames = Rs. 4000 per year

Net income = Rs. 6500

Net profit = Rs. 4000 per year

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Bee Keeping

If a beginner starts with 10 boxes investment = Rs. 25000

Does bee keeping for one year net profit = Rs. 40000 and 30 boxes

Second year net profit from 30 boxes = Rs. 120000

and 90 boxes(If 60 boxes sold = Rs. 2500 * 60 = Rs. 150000)Third year

profit from 90 boxes = Rs. 360000and 270 boxes

(One person can manage about 30 boxes – The above profit excludes the cost of supporting extra man-power)Fourth year

profit from 270 boxes = Rs. 1080000

This income is Tax Free

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Bee Keeping

Current Status

More than 100 bee-keepers in the country have more than 2000 boxes eachSince these bee-keepers are experienced, they earn about Rs. 8000 to Rs. 10000 per box (and not just Rs. 4000 per box)They have been working since 1995, i.e. since last 14 yearsThey are earning Rs. 1-1.5 crore per year

Perseverance, hard work and experience can lead to

good earning in this business

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Bee Keeping

Current Status

More than 5000 bee-keepers in the country have more than 250 boxes each

In 1995 the work started with 2500 boxesIn 2009 there are about 2.5 lakh boxes

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Bee Keeping

Requirements

1. It is a 100% full time job2. It is migratory in nature – if the flower dries at one

place, the bee-keeper has to migrate to some other place where there are flowers – this can be migration of 100-500 km

Example: Bharatpur, Alwar, Jaipur have mustard crop from November to January – many bee-keepers migrate there with their boxes Once the crop is over, the bee-keepers move to Dehradun for Lichi crop

The bee-keeper has to be strong and courageous

Even MBA’s are doing bee-keeping

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Bee Keeping

Man-power requirement

As of now, about 5000000 people are needed right away Contact un-employed youth Contact mislead youth

Training requirement

One day introductionOne week preliminary trainingOne month field training

After this the person can start the businessOne year training

Understand how bee behaves with season

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Bee Keeping

Training Method

A large bee-keeper, who has more than 500 boxes and a staff of about 20 people can keep a trainee with free boarding and lodging (and some stipend like Rs. 1000 per month)

The trainee works with the trainer in the field

The trainee can save Rs. 5000 in a few months and buy 2 boxesThe bees keep multiplying, and by the end of one year, training is complete, as well as the trainee acquires about 10 boxes

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Bee Keeping

Market

From 1995-1997 the bee-keepers could produce enough honey for the Indian marketThe cost of this honey was Rs. 14 per kg and later Rs. 18 per kgTherefore, in 1997 they went to the exporters267 ton honey was exported

Total consumption of honey in the world – 10 lakh ton3 lakh ton is produced by China

India has reached 1 lakh ton annual productionAnd is exporting 45000 ton per yearTo Germany (6.5 kg per capita consumption) and USA(honey is an energy food in the world)

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Honey is connected to mal-nutrition also

Major application near Saharanpur