A seven-day training programme on Scientific Beekeeping commenced on January 15 at the School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS), Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus and will continue till January 20. The programme is being conducted in farmers’ fields and project sites under the project “Quality Nucleus Stock Development, Training and Demonstration among Farmers and Project Sites”, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, through the National Bee Board (NBB) under the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), informed a press release.
The programme is organized by the School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University (SAS, NU) as the implementing agency. The training is being conducted under the leadership of Dr. Mary N. Odyuo, Associate Professor & the Principal Investigator (PI) and Dr. Avinash Chauhan, Scientist AICRP Honey Bee and Pollinators & the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), who are also serving as the Course Directors of the programme.
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Addressing the participants at the inaugural programme, Prof. Dipak Sinha, Pro-Vice Chancellor, NU Medziphema Campus, highlighted the importance of beekeeping in promoting sustainable livelihoods emphasizing its role in income generation, crop pollination, and environmental sustainability. He encouraged farmers to adopt scientific beekeeping practices to enhance income and livelihood security.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Anthony Richa, Deputy Registrar, SAS NU, urged the participants to actively and sincerely engage in the training programme so as to derive maximum benefit. He noted that genuine participation would motivate facilitators to extend continued technical guidance and support to farmers in the future.
The training programme includes theoretical sessions and hands-on practical demonstrations on bee biology, bee flora, seasonal management, disease and pest management, value addition, pollination services, and bee products, with the objective of promoting scientific beekeeping as a sustainable income-generating enterprise.
