The Association of Beekeepers of Nigeria, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State chapter, on Thursday said the demand for housing and depletion of forest areas had become serious challenges to sustainable bee-keeping in the country.
Mr Tunde Oremeyi, Chairman of the association, told the Food Farm News (FFN) in Lagos that if unchecked, the trend might negatively impact on bee population, agriculture, and household livelihood.
FFN reports that honeybees are one of the most important pollinators for wild plants and crops as they are closely linked to both agriculture and biodiversity.
According to him, the Federal Government’s master plan reveals that Nigeria’s housing deficit is estimated to be around 17 million units.
“It’s a major challenge here, you know there is no concrete housing policy, people just build anyhow.
“For instance, on many occasions I have been sent parking from my apiary because the owners decided to sell the place to property developers,” Oremeyi told
The Association of Beekeepers of Nigeria, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State chapter, on Thursday said the demand for housing and depletion of forest areas had become serious challenges to sustainable bee-keeping in the country.
Mr Tunde Oremeyi, Chairman of the association, told the Food Farm News (FFN) in Lagos that if unchecked, the trend might negatively impact on bee population, agriculture, and household livelihood.
NAN reports that honeybees are one of the most important pollinators for wild plants and crops as they are closely linked to both agriculture and biodiversity.
According to him, the Federal Government’s master plan reveals that Nigeria’s housing deficit is estimated to be around 17 million units.
“It’s a major challenge here, you know there is no concrete housing policy, people just build anyhow.
“For instance, on many occasions I have been sent parking from my apiary because the owners decided to sell the place to property developers,” Oremeyi told
The Association of Beekeepers of Nigeria, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State chapter, on Thursday said the demand for housing and depletion of forest areas had become serious challenges to sustainable bee-keeping in the country.
Mr Tunde Oremeyi, Chairman of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that if unchecked, the trend might negatively impact on bee population, agriculture, and household livelihood.
NAN reports that honeybees are one of the most important pollinators for wild plants and crops as they are closely linked to both agriculture and biodiversity.
According to him, the Federal Government’s master plan reveals that Nigeria’s housing deficit is estimated to be around 17 million units.
“It’s a major challenge here, you know there is no concrete housing policy, people just build anyhow.
“For instance, on many occasions I have been sent parking from my apiary because the owners decided to sell the place to property developers,” Oremeyi told
The Association of Beekeepers of Nigeria, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State chapter, on Thursday said the demand for housing and depletion of forest areas had become serious challenges to sustainable bee-keeping in the country.
Mr Tunde Oremeyi, Chairman of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (FFN) in Lagos that if unchecked, the trend might negatively impact on bee population, agriculture, and household livelihood.
NAN reports that honeybees are one of the most important pollinators for wild plants and crops as they are closely linked to both agriculture and biodiversity.
According to him, the Federal Government’s master plan reveals that Nigeria’s housing deficit is estimated to be around 17 million units.
“It’s a major challenge here, you know there is no concrete housing policy, people just build anyhow.
“For instance, on many occasions I have been sent parking from my apiary because the owners decided to sell the place to property developers,” Oremeyi told FFN.
The apiculturist added that many bee-keepers were now faced with either having to cough out huge sums for an outright purchase of the land or quit such property.
“The moment you start seeing two, three buildings around that means you must park your things and live,” he added.
The bee-keeper, therefore, urged the Federal Government to formulate a bee-keeping policy and designate bee-keeping settlements to promote agriculture in the country.
“If you go to other countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, they have bee-keeping policies, but in Nigeria we don’t have.
“They should also set aside some agricultural land where bee-keepers can practice without any fear of eviction.
“It would go a long way to help bee-keeping in Nigeria,’’ he said. .
The apiculturist added that many bee-keepers were now faced with either having to cough out huge sums for an outright purchase of the land or quit such property.
“The moment you start seeing two, three buildings around that means you must park your things and live,” he added.
The bee-keeper, therefore, urged the Federal Government to formulate a bee-keeping policy and designate bee-keeping settlements to promote apiculture in the country.
“If you go to other countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, they have bee-keeping policies, but in Nigeria we don’t have.
“They should also set aside some agricultural land where bee-keepers can practice without any fear of eviction.
“It would go a long way to help bee-keeping in Nigeria,’’ he said. .
The apiculturist added that many bee-keepers were now faced with either having to cough out huge sums for an outright purchase of the land or quit such property.
“The moment you start seeing two, three buildings around that means you must park your things and live,” he added.
The bee-keeper, therefore, urged the Federal Government to formulate a bee-keeping policy and designate bee-keeping settlements to promote apiculture in the country.
“If you go to other countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, they have bee-keeping policies, but in Nigeria we don’t have.
“They should also set aside some agricultural land where bee-keepers can practice without any fear of eviction.
“It would go a long way to help bee-keeping in Nigeria,’’ he said. .
The apiculturist added that many bee-keepers were now faced with either having to cough out huge sums for an outright purchase of the land or quit such property.
“The moment you start seeing two, three buildings around that means you must park your things and live,” he added.
The bee-keeper, therefore, urged the Federal Government to formulate a bee-keeping policy and designate bee-keeping settlements to promote apiculture in the country.
“If you go to other countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, they have bee-keeping policies, but in Nigeria we don’t have.
“They should also set aside some agricultural land where bee-keepers can practice without any fear of eviction.
“It would go a long way to help bee-keeping in Nigeria,’’ he said.
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