Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Security: Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping

670 Pages·2014·14.28 MB·English

by  Rakesh Kumar Gupta

Rakesh Kumar Gupta · Wim Reybroeck
Johan W. van Veen · Anuradha Gupta
Editors
Beekeeping for
Poverty Alleviation
and Livelihood
Security
Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of
Beekeeping
Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation
and Livelihood Security

Rakesh Kumar Gupta (cid:129) Wim Reybroeck
Johan W. van Veen (cid:129) Anuradha Gupta
Editors
Beekeeping for Poverty
Alleviation and Livelihood
Security
Vol. 1: Technological Aspects of Beekeeping
Editors
Rakesh Kumar Gupta Wim Reybroeck
Division of Entomology Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Research (ILVO)
Sciences and Technology of Jammu Technology and Food Science Unit
Chatha, Jammu (J&K) , India Melle , Belgium
Johan W. van Veen Anuradha Gupta
Centro de Investigaciones Apícolas Government of J&K
Tropicales Jammu , India
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Heredia , Costa Rica
ISBN 978-94-017-9198-4 ISBN 978-94-017-9199-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9199-1
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Bees not only work together to achieve a
common goal but, in the process, create
a highly coordinated, effi cient, and remarkably
productive organization. They continue to be
a source of motivation for the human mind
to think of innovations for bringing
improvement in the quality of human life.
This book is therefore dedicated to them for
eradicating poverty and human sufferings.

Foreword
Cet ouvrage peut paraître une suite logique de tout le travail accompli depuis
des décennies par des associations de développement ou œuvres caritatives dans
le domaine de la vulgarisation apicole. Les erreurs stratégiques, en termes de
transferts technologiques Nord-Sud, sont du domaine du passé et ont fait place
à une approche plus pointue des désirs et capacités des populations fragiles à
travers le monde.
En fait, ce livre est en droite ligne de ce que les décideurs et acteurs de dével-
oppement apicole doivent appliquer. De plus, il n’oublie pas d’aborder un thème
souvent négligé, c’est-à-dire tout ce qui est en aval dans les sphères de la qualité des
produits de la ruche et de la commercialisation, y compris le vaste et plus que prom-
etteur domaine de l’apithérapie.
Il est ironique de constater l’inversion des mentalités et pratiques depuis quelques
années. En effet, face à des problèmes accrus de mortalité annuelle anormale du
cheptel apiaire aux Etats-Unis et en Europe, les regards se tournent désormais vers
un suivi des colonies plus proche de la vie des abeilles que celui des obligations de
rentabilité à tout crin. Une partie des apiculteurs des pays développés, surtout en
occident, tant débutants, urbains que professionnels, se tournent vers des conduites
et un cahier des charges plus proches de l’apiculture extensive telle que, par exem-
ple, l’adoption de la ruche Kenyane, jadis réservée aux plus démunis. La solution du
milieu, enfi n!…
Cet excellent travail pourra aussi informer les non-apiculteurs de l’énorme apport
des abeilles concernant la pollinisation de 35 % des ingrédients de notre alimenta-
tion et de leur in-quantifi able action dans le domaine du maintien de la biodiversité
sauvage. Un livre à posséder dans toute bibliothèque qui se respecte.
T his work may appear as a logical continuation of all the work performed since
decennia by developing associations or charity initiatives in the fi eld of vulgariza-
tion of beekeeping. The strategic errors in terms of North-South technology trans-
fers are belonging to the history and are replaced by an approach closer to the wishes
and capabilities of fragile populations all around the world.
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