Entomology
Entomology sub sector is mandated to carry out tsetse control activities and promoting commercial insects like beekeeping, sericulture and any other type of enterprise involving insect management. The major activities include tsetse control, beekeeping and honey processing.
The table below shows the distribution of beekeepers and hives
|
Sub-County |
No. of Beekeepers |
Local hives |
Modern hives (KTB) |
Lang stroth |
|
Kimengo |
150 |
1100 |
210 |
08 |
|
Karujubu Division |
29 |
360 |
50 |
- |
|
Kigulya Division |
12 |
120 |
80 |
25 |
|
Nyangahya Division |
80 |
350 |
180 |
03 |
|
Miirya |
76 |
850 |
150 |
21 |
|
Pakanyi |
55 |
360 |
70 |
- |
|
Bwijanga |
40 |
180 |
70 |
- |
|
Budongo |
60 |
270 |
110 |
06 |
|
TOTAL |
502 |
3590 |
920 |
63 |
|
Challenge/Constraint |
Cause |
Effects |
Strategies |
|
Bee absconding |
- Limited forage - Pests attack - Poor harvesting methods |
- Low honey production |
- Planting forage - Training on modern harvesting methods - Training on pest control |
|
Limited protective gears and honey processing equipment |
- Inadequate funding |
- Poor honey quality - Low honey yields |
- Purchase and distribution of protective gear and honey processing equipment |
|
Low colonization rate |
- Poor colony trapping methods |
- Low honey yields |
- Training of bee farmers in sustainable apiary management practices. |
|
Limited market for bee products |
- Lack of group marketing |
- Low honey prices
|
- Conduct farmer exposure visits - train farmers on group marketing dynamics |
|
Pests and Diseases |
- Poor management practices |
- Low honey production |
- Training of farmers in pests and disease control |
Achievements
- Supported farmers with honey processing equipment and honey jars
- Established bee forage sites
- Conducted farmer exposure visits to Luweero and Hoima districts
- Updated inventory of apiary in the district
- Conducted, tsetse surveys trapping
- Trained farmers on commercial bee keeping
- Established apiary demonstration sites
- Carried out farmer visits
- Supervised and entomology staff