Comparative bibliographical study on the sustainability of apiculture ventures of Paraíba
Journal Title: ACTA Apicola Brasilica - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The development of sustainable agricultural activities has been an alternative for income generation used by farmers throughout Brazil, being beekeeping is one of the activities developed. The Brazil presents a set of development-friendly aspects of beekeeping activity, ranging from appropriate weather conditions up to the diversity of native plants. The rational creation of bees Apis mellifera L. is one of the zootechnical activities that more has grown in recent years in the Northeast of Brazil, mainly by offering low cost of deployment and maintenance. The State of Paraiba is also trying to use beekeeping as an alternative source of income generation, especially in family enterprises located in rural communities. Therefore, the objective of this study is to conduct a literature search to measure and compare the environmental and sustainable aspects of cooperatives and associations of beekeepers to eight municipalities in the State of Paraíba, Brazil. For this, we used the indicators: index of quality of life and Sustainability Index. Thebibliographical analysis revealed an unsatisfactory result regarding the sustainable aspects of apiculture enterprises studied.
Authors and Affiliations
Everton Ferreira de Sousa, Francisco Tales da Silva, Antonio Vitor Machado, Maressa Raquel Guedes Formiga
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