Honey Production in Ethiopia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Modern versus Traditional Beekeeping Technologies

Ethiopia is attributed to the widespread use of traditional methods for honey production, faulty equipment and training. This situation results in low productivity and quality of table honey, and only a little is prepared for the export. Due to low productivity and low agricultural income, this project seeks to improve farmers' livelihoods. This analysis describes the primary risk factors posed by beekeepers, and it calculates the net economic gains to the different project stakeholders. A deterministic cost-benefit model was used to determine three choices for intervention: the provision of three new beehives/ per beekeeper, the provision of three new beehives with equipment / per beekeeper, and the provision of three modern beehives with modern beehives / per beekeeper equipment and training to improve the honey production capacity of the honey value chain in Ethiopia.