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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'''Ethiopia''': Unsteady yield leads to unsteady income. Due to several factors like '''poor management''' of honey bee colonies and '''traditional production systems''&lt;/ins&gt;', &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the productivity and quality of bee products in Ethiopia is considered low. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Beyene, T., Abi, D., Chalchissa, G., WoldaTsadik, M., (2016). Evaluation of transitional and modern hives for honey production in the Mid Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 64(1)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;157–165&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/ref&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The main problems &lt;/ins&gt;are limited &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;availability of '''&lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[bee forage]]''' (poisonous plants, seasonal availability, deforestation), '''water shortage''' (drought), the '''swarming behavior and absconding''' of honey bees, '''colony mortality''', '''reduction of honey bee colonies''', '''[[Honey bee health (Overview)|pests and predators]]''' ([[ants]], honey badger, wax moths, ''[[Varroa]]''...), '''absence or poor quality of beekeeping equipment/materials''', indiscriminate use of '''pesticides and herbicides''', the '''lack of storage and marketing facilities''' and, in general, a '''lack of know how'''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gidey, Y., Bethelhem, K., Dawit, K., &amp;amp; Alem, M. (2012). Assessment of beekeeping practices in Asgede Tsimbla district, Northern Ethiopia&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Absconding, bee forage and bee pests. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(1), 1-5.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gidey, Y., &amp;amp; Mekonen, T. (2010). Participatory Technology and Constraints Assessment to Improve the Livelihood of Beekeepers in Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia. CNCS, 2(1), 76-92.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Legesse, G. Y&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(2014)&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Review of progress in Ethiopian honey production and marketing. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 26(1), 1-6.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Sisay, F., Gebremedhin, G., &amp;amp; Awoke, K. (2015). Assessment of Beekeeping Practices (Absconding, Bee Forage and Bee&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Diseases and Pests) in Jigjiga Zone, Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. Poult Fish Wildl Sci, 3(135), 1-8.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Yetimwork, G., Berhan, T., &amp;amp; Desalegn, B. (2015). Honeybee production trend, potential and constraints in Eastern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 6(1), 22-29.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; A study by Tesfaey &amp;amp; Tesfaye (2007) revealed that '''98%''' of respondents, living in the mid rift valley region, never participated on any '''training''' in terms of beekeeping. Furthermore, beekeeping seems &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uninteresting for some of the surveyed people due to above&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mentioned '''constraints''' and due to a '''combination''' of those factors. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Tesfaye, K.,&amp;#160; &amp;amp; Tesfaye, L. (2007). Study of honey production system in Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha district in mid rift valley of Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 19(11), 1&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;9.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Internal hive inspection seems &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be totally unknown among many beekeepers, although they were visiting their hives for external inspection regularly. Most beekeepers do not know about the impact of '''supplementary food''' after honey harvesting season, nor about the importance of controlling swarming events (see: &amp;quot;'''[[Hive Management]]'''&amp;quot;&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;swarming prevention) of honey bees. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Solomon, B. (2009). Indigenous knowledge and its relevance for sustainable beekeeping development: a case study in the Highlands of Southeast Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 21(11), 1&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;12.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Conductors involved in the project ASPIRE, that assessed problems in business development, found out, that smallholder beekeepers especially suffer under a '''lack of credit/finance''', a '''loose linkage of producer&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;processor market''', '''low quality''' in honey bee products, '''supply chain problems''' for inputs, '''international market linkages''' and the '''capacity border''' of sector associations. &amp;lt;ref name=”Negash 2017”&amp;gt; Negash, B., &amp;amp; Greiling, J. (2017). Quality Focused Apiculture Sector Value Chain Development in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A, 7(2), 107&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;116.&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ref&amp;gt; Pots, skins and fertilizer bags are often used for honey packaging, but they are not suitable for it, which results in a decrease of honey quality. The '''transport''' from rural to urban regions often takes place with the use of labor animals, due &lt;/ins&gt;to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lack of infrastructure. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;SNV/Ethiopia (2005). Strategic intervention plan on honey &amp;amp; beeswax value-chains, snv support to business organizations and their access to markets (boam).&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;#160; Approximately '''95%''' of bee '''[[hive types|hives]&lt;/ins&gt;]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;''' in Ethiopia are '''traditional''' bee hives, that are '''difficult to manage''' and of '''low productivity'''. &amp;lt;ref name=”Negash 2017”/&amp;gt; Traditional hives cannot be managed probably (no moveable frames) and this results in the damage of honey bee colonies during harvesting which causes severe population reduction. Traditional beekeeping with traditional hives (e.g. log hives) often contains the involvement of climbing high trees. Due to Ethiopian culture, climbing trees and therefore practicing forest beekeeping is not allowed for females. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Awraris, G. S., Yemisrach, G., Dejen, A., Nuru, A., Gebeyehu, G., &amp;amp; Workneh, A. (2012). Honey production systems (''Apis mellifera'' L.&lt;/ins&gt;) &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in Kaffa&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sheka &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Bench-Maji zones of Ethiopia&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 4(19), 528-541.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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