Beekeeping Industry in Rural Industrialization/M.
Soundarapandian. New Delhi, Dominant Pub., 2009, x, 204 p., tables, figs., ISBN 81-7888-563-8.
Beekeeping Industry in Rural Industrialization/M.
Soundarapandian. New Delhi, Dominant Pub., 2009, x, 204 p., tables, figs., ISBN 81-7888-563-8.
Contents: Dedication. Preface. 1. Beekeeping--a rural industry. 2. Rural industrialization and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). 3. Honey production and beekeeping industry. 4. Beekeeping industry and rural industrialization. 5. Policy implications. Bibliography.
"Beekeeping in India is mainly forest based and decentralized industry. It is an ideal activity for development as a subsidiary occupation providing supplementary income to large number of rural, hilly, tribal populations and also for agriculturists and horticulturist because of rich flora available in the country.
The present book gives a clear picture about the growth and development of rural industries after implementation of New Economic Policy in India. The performance of the rural employment generation programme implemented by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission has been critically analyzed and a special analysis on the role of beekeeping enterprises in rural industrialization is also presented in the book. On the while, the book is very useful to the researchers in the field of rural industrialization, beekeeping enterprise development and the rural employment generation programme. The book provides the valuable and suitable measures for rural industrialization through the beekeeping rural enterprises, which will be useful to the policy makers." (jacket)