UAS-B to offer distance learning course in apiculture

The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, will offer a distance studying study course in beekeeping, in accordance to DL Savithramma, Dean (Agriculture) of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of UAS.

Speaking at the inauguration of a webinar on ‘beekeeping’, organised by UAS-B, on Tuesday, she said UAS-B was a pioneer in setting up a division solely for apiculture in 1997-ninety eight. This division has manufactured additional than 70 postgraduates in apiculture till now. From 2020-21, UAS will be providing 1-12 months distance studying study course on beekeeping, she said.

Stressing the require to boost apiculture exercise in the state, Savithramma said the state has only twelve lakh bee colonies as in opposition to the prerequisite of additional than a hundred and fifty lakh colonies. Practically 50 lakh ha less than several crops is dependent on honey bees for pollination ,all-around 30 for each cent of foodstuff crops and 80 for each cent of fruit, vegetable and forest produce depend on honey bees for pollination, she said.

In India, all-around two.five lakh farmers who are into apiculture produce all-around sixty one,000 tonnes of honey a 12 months. Nonetheless, China produces all-around 4.6 lakh tonnes of honey a 12 months. The location less than apiculture demands to be elevated, she said.

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S Rajendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor of UAS-B, said that some vegetation have unique medicinal benefit. Initiatives are on to target on apiculture things to do in spots wherever this sort of vegetation are positioned. Investigation is on in this regard, he said.

Urging farmers to choose up beekeeping things to do, he said it will assistance strengthen their cash flow to a great extent.

YG Shadakshari, Director (Investigation) of UAS-B, said apiculture is aspect of an built-in farming system. Pollination by bees allows boost crop yield, he said.