Current Situation, Problems and Solutions for Beekeeping Sector in Turkey

Abstract

The beekeeping becomes a sector, which is developing and of which the economic return and productdiversity are increasing with each passing day in the world and Turkey. The beehive number and honey production hasincreasing every passing year but a decrease has been experienced in productivity. There are many technical andeconomic problems in beekeeping sector in Turkey, especially the low productivity. It is aimed by detecting the currentsituation and problems in beekeeping sector in Turkey via this study at offering solutions for the primary problems. Thesupport policies in the beekeeping sector in Turkey should have the quality to increase the competitive capacity in foreigntrade and also the productivity in production. In order to increase the incomes of the beekeeping enterprises, itsessential to provide the actual technical and financial support, product diversity to the enterprises and to activate thecooperatives for marketing.

Özet

Arıcılık Türkiye ve Dünya’da her geçen gün gelişen, ekonomik getirisi ve ürün çeşitliliği artan bir sektördür. Türkiye’de

Keywords: Arıcılık sektörü, bal, desteklemeler, hayvancılık ekonomisi, pazarlama