Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 133-141
Motivational Perspectives for Successful Involvement in Effective Bee Honey Production among Beekeepers and Traditional Bee Hunters in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria
Onabe M. B, Iyam M. A.
Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar.
Corresponding Author: Onabe M. B
ABSTRACT
There is no way Bee Honey production can be made possible without the availability of and accessibility of Bees. It is a fact that the production of keeping of bee is tasking and the process of bee honey production is usually challenging and demanding. Therefore, there is need to introduce some motivational perspectives/initiatives to encourage the keeping of bees to avoid its extinction and to encourage the production of bee honey so as to continually tap from its source of nutritional contents. To this end, the researchers were interested in emphasizing on the need for consideration of some basic motivational initiatives for successful involvement in effective Bee Honey production among beekeepers and traditional bee hunters in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The motivational perspectives considered in this study were: provision of modern facilities/equipment, loans/subsidies, and free training on bee keeping/Bee Honey production. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design where 50 respondents (30 bee keepers and 20 traditional bee hunters) were recruited through multi-stage sampling techniques (Simple randomization and census sampling). Data were collected using researcher-designed questionnaire with 20 items. Data collected were analyzed using independent t-test to test hypotheses and results/findings presented using descriptive statistics. The study showed that there is no statistically significant difference in the mean ratings of beekeepers and traditional bee hunters on the influence of provision of modern facilities/equipment, loans/subsidies, and free training on the involvement in bee honey production. Based on the findings from the study, the researchers recommended among others that modern facilities/equipment and workshops/seminars should be provided to people ready for bee keeping/honey production.
Key words: Motivational perspectives, Bee keeping, Bee honey, Bees.
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