Beekeeping in the Sertão paraibano: main difficulties from the perspective of small beekeepers

main difficulties from the viewpoint of small beekeepers

Authors

  • Flávio Lourenço de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Aline Carla de Medeiros Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Thyago Araujo Gurjão Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Rosilene Agra da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Ana Clara Roberto Ramalho de Andrade Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Adriano Cipriano de Sousa Junior Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Giliara Carol Diniz Gomes de Luna Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Antônio Fernandes Filho Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Vescijudith Fernandes Moreira Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Wyara Ferreira Melo Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Patricio Borges Maracajá Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Caetano Jose de Lima

Keywords:

Beekeeping, Sustainability, Sertão Paraibano

Abstract

In the mid-twentieth century, in order to increase the production of honey, Africanized bees were introduced in Brazil. These quickly dispersed without any control in several regions, causing several damages to the local community. This fact required an improvement of the techniques by the local beekeeper so that there was a balance between the benefits and the problems brought about by the new species. Currently, beekeeping has been established as a prominent economic activity, mainly in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The State of Paraíba is inserted in this context, and in particular the Sertão Paraibano, because beekeeping is an ecologically correct activity and requires little investment to start the production of products from beekeeping. However, like any relatively artisanal activity, there are factors that need to be overcome by beekeepers in order to obtain better results. In this direction, the present study had as general objective to analyze the beekeeping in the backlands of Paraíba, evidencing the main difficulties from the perspective of the small beekeepers. As specific objectives, we chose to characterize the profile of beekeepers in the sertanejos and to identify the main difficulties reported for the implementation of apiaries and commercialization of bee products; to point out the main bee products produced for commercialization in the Sertão da Paraíba; to diagnose and to distinguish the difficulties of the beekeepers inherent to the productive territories and to suggest solutions to overcome the limitations encountered, besides proposing actions for the development of regional beekeeping.

Published

2022-09-14

How to Cite

Oliveira, F. L. de, Medeiros, A. C. de, Gurjão, T. A., Silva, R. A. da, Andrade, A. C. R. R. de, Sousa Junior, A. C. de, Luna, G. C. D. G. de, Fernandes Filho, A., Moreira, V. F., Medeiros, G. R. de, Melo, W. F., Maracajá, P. B., & Lima, C. J. de. (2022). Beekeeping in the Sertão paraibano: main difficulties from the perspective of small beekeepers: main difficulties from the viewpoint of small beekeepers. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 11(1), e9507. Retrieved from https://gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/9507

Issue

Section

V EVENTO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO DO FESTIVAL DO MEL DE SÃO JOSÉ DOS CORDEIROS

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