Entrepreneurial Aspects of Bee Keeping: A Case Study in Tripura

• Published in: Economic affairs (Calcutta) Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 1707 - 1713
• Main Authors: Acharjee, Gokul, Bhattacharya, Dipanjan, Pal, P, Upadhyay, A D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi New Delhi Publishers 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Beekeeping; Bees; Developing countries; Economic crisis; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Farmers; Farming; Food security; Honey; Interviews; LDCs; Qualitative research; R&D; Research & development; Rural areas; Rural development; Sustainable agriculture; Bangladesh; India
• ISSN: 0424-2513; 0976-4666
• DOI: 10.46852/0424-2513.5.2024.22

The present study explores the prospects of beekeeping and its probable constraints and opportunity as an Entrepreneurial activity in three districts of Tripura viz. West Tripura, North Tripura & South Tripura from August 2021 to March 2022. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to select a random sample of 100 respondents from three districts for the study. The paper mainly focused on the constraints of beekeeping as an entrepreneurial activity. The study identifies the major problems of Bee Keeping for Entrepreneurial activity which include the usage of agrochemical products on the crops, lack of honey processing plants, no buyers of bee wax, & pest & predators. The identified problems need to be focused on at the policy level to support the sector, in the long run, to enhance entrepreneurship opportunities of beekeeping in Tripura.