Melliferous plants increasing vegetation cover on hillsides (CAWMP archive data)
In general technological goals are achieved indirectly in two main ways: (1) bees carry pollen over long distances as hives are carried from one place to another and help to spread these melliferous (honey producing) plants to uplands; (2) planting melliferous herbs (mainly esparcet and lucerne) on degraded pastures and arable lands as well as intercropping melliferous herbs in orchards. Melliferous herbs improve soil structure, accumulate organic carbon and increase crop capacity of high-energy fodder crops. These types of herbs also help to reduce pressure on nearby (winter) pastures.
Purpose of the Technology: Bee-keeping contributes to a diversified use of natural resources. Indirectly the project activities helps the preservation of biodiversity and rehabilitation of degraded lands. Through the combination of these impacts rural livelihoods can be improved.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: Purchase of hives, bee-families and specific equipment (frames, separators, etc)
Natural / human environment: Any regions of Tajikistan are suitable. Technology requires specific knowledge, which can be obtained from local associations of bee-farmers which have been set up in all regions of the country. Through the CAWMP project local associations of bee-farmers have increased their knowledge and skills and strengthened their potential. Therefore the population got access to products of traditional medicine – honey and other useful products.
Location: Zarafshan, Surkhob, Vanj and Toirsu watersheds, Tajikistan, Tajikistan
No. of Technology sites analysed:
Spread of the Technology: evenly spread over an area (approx. > 10,000 km2)
In a permanently protected area?:
Date of implementation: more than 50 years ago (traditional)
Type of introduction
| Specify input | Unit | Quantity | Costs per Unit (USD) | Total costs per input (USD) | % of costs borne by land users |
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | Persons/day | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 100.0 |
| Equipment | |||||
| Purchase of bee-hives and bee-families | hives | 10.0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | |
| Purchase of specific beekeeping equipment | kits | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 |
| Total costs for establishment of the Technology | 65.0 | ||||
| Total costs for establishment of the Technology in USD | 65.0 | ||||
Local associations of bee-farmers have increased their knowledge and skills, associations of bee-farmers have strengthened their potential, population got access to products of traditional medicine – honey and other useful products.
