Economic evaluation of beekeeping in Karlovacka county (CROSBI ID 543952)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | sažetak izlaganja sa skupa | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Kezić, Janja ; Šakić Bobić, Branka ; Svečnjak, Lidija ; Dražić, Marica Maja ; Grgić, Zoran ; Kezić, Nikola
engleski
Economic evaluation of beekeeping in Karlovacka county
Beekeeping in Croatia has a long tradition. There are favorable climate and vegetation conditions for development of beekeeping in Croatia. The number of registered beekeepers in Croatia is 3.404 with total of 313.978 beehives. Most of them are part – time beekeepres (53 %), hobby beekeepers comprise 37 % and professional beekeepers represent the smallest part with 11 % [3]. Beekeeping production is mainly organized on family farms [5]. Karlovačka county, in the cental part of Croatia, was chosen to analyse the economic attributes of beekeeping. The number of beekeepers in Karlovačka county in 2007. was 179 with total of 17.636 beehives [3]. Beekeepers were interviewed during the regular meeting of the Beekeepers Association. Forty – five beekeepers were interviewed which is a representative sample of beekeepers in Karlovacka county. Beekeepers were categorized as hobby beekeepers (<60), part – time (61 – 150) and professional beekeepers (>151) based on the number of beehives. There are 56 % of hobby beekeepers, 31 % of part – time beekeepers and 13 % are professional beekeepers. Fixed assets in beekeeping consist of equipment, beehives and vehicles used in beekeeping (trucks, trailers, personal car). The value of property in hobby beekeeping is 5.939, 60 € and hobby beekeepers generate 5.031, 55 € of total income per year. With 52 average beehives per beekeeper they recived na average of 3, 20 € per kilo for their honey. Part – time beekeeper´s value of property is 12.827, 00 € and they generate 9.875, 74 € total income per year. The average number of beehives per part – time beekeeper is 110 and they achieve a selling price of 2, 69 € per kilo. Professional beekeepers with property valued at 37.491, 77 € generate 26.681, 36 € total income per year with an average number of 329 beehives per beekeeper. Their actual selling price, on average, is 2, 07 € .
beekeeping; value of property; income; honey; selling price
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
Podaci o prilogu
44-44.
2008.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Book of abstracts of the 3rd International Symposium "Safe food, plant production, animal production, management"
Carlton: University of Technology and Life Sciences Press
978-83-61314-24-0
Podaci o skupu
International Symposium on agricultural and rural developement "Safe food, plant production, animal production, management" (3 ; 2008)
predavanje
18.09.2008-20.09.2008
Bydgoszcz, Poljska