Beekeeping for Peace, Prosperity and Sustainable Development in Sudan, Prof. S. E. A. Mohammed
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Prof. S.E.A. Mohammed
National center for Research
Sudan
Beekeeping is a lucrative and sustainable business activity, mainly due to the low start-up costs. It is a useful means of strengthening and creating people,s livelihoods. In Sudan, there is an estimated 50,000 beekeepers, rearing 200,000 colonies. The Forage carrying capacity is 2.6 colony/hectare. The estimated forest area is around 71.0 million hectares and the irrigated land is about 1.9 million hectares. This total area is capable of producing 2.8 million MT of honey annually; this is worth US$1 billion and equivalent to 18 million barrels of petrol. Despite these potentialities, Sudan is ranked least in Africa for contribution of apiculture to the economy: the beekeeping sector is rudimentary and un exploited. This paper deals with how beekeeping can contribute towards building peace and prosperity in Sudan. It aims to analyse the current beekeeping situation and challenges, and forward recommendations for policy-makers to set a strategy for conservation and sustainable utilisation of this resource.
Citation: Mohammed. S. E. A.: Smart Mobility for the Mass. In Allam Ahmed(Ed.): Home-Books-Proceedings-SDC, Vol. 1, pp. 7 - 8. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.