CONTENTS

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 ABSTRACT i-iv

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v-vi

 LIST OF TABLES xi-xxiv

 LIST OF GRAPHS xxiv

 LIST OF FIGURES xxv-xxxii

 LIST OF DIAGRAMS AND MAPS xxxii

 LIST OF APPENDICES xxxiii

 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxxiv-xxxv

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1-138

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 SHORT AND LONG STATEMENTS OF PROBLEM

ISSUES

1.3 THEORETICAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK OF

PROBLEM

1.4 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

1.5 RESEARCH GAP

1.6 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY

1.7 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

1.9 PERIOD OF STUDY

1.10 SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.11 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

1.12 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1.13 REASONS FOR APICULTURE

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 1.14 AREA PROFILE

1.15 PRODUCTS PROFILE

1.16 CHAPTER SCHEME

CHAPTER 2: MEASURES ADOPTED FOR APICULTURE 139-196

DEVELOPMENT IN WEST BENGAL1
2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 HISTORY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEE, HONEY

AND HUMAN BEINGS
2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF APICULTURE ACTIVITIES IN THE
WORLD
2.4 DEVELOPMENT OF APICULTURE ACTIVITIES IN
INDIA
2.5 DEVELOPMENT OF APICULTURE ACTIVITIES IN
WEST BENGAL

CHAPTER 3: TRENDS AND CONSISTENCY OF HONEY 197-275

PRODUCTION, EXPORT AND IMPORT
3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 PRODUCTION OF HONEY

3.3 EXPORT OF HONEY

3.4 IMPORT OF HONEY

3.5 PRODUCTION OF HONEY IN INDIA

3.6 PRODUCTION OF HONEY IN WEST BENGAL

3.7 PRODUCTION OF HONEY BY COOPERATIVE

SOCIETIES OF WEST BENGAL

CHAPTER 4: MARKETING OF APICULTURE INDUSTRY IN 276-293

WEST BENGAL

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 DIFFERENT MARKETS

4.3 DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

4.4 DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS

4.5 TYPES OF HONEY MARKETED IN WEST BENGAL

4.6 MARKETING ACTIVITIES OF COOPERATIVE

SOCIETIES

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 4.7 MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICE OF APICULTURE
COOPERATIVES’ HONEY
4.8 IN CHANNEL ACTIVITIES AND EARNINGS

4.9 MIDDLEMEN’S EXPLOITATION

CHAPTER 5: TEST OF UNIQUE STRENGTH AND COMPARATIVE 294-368

PROFITABILITY OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
IN WEST BENGAL
5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 SWOT ANALYSIS

5.3 INVESTMENT IN BEE-COLONY

5.4 STRENGTH AND PROFITABILITY OF BEEKEEPERS

5.5 PROFITABILITY AND STRENGTH OF APICULTURE

COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LESSONS FROM THE 369-403
MARKET
6.1 INTRODUCTION

6.2 BEE AND BEE PASTURAGE

6.3 BEEKEEPERS AND BEE COLONIES

6.4 MIGRATION WITH BEE COLONIES

6.5 SALE OF HONEY AND APICULTURE COOPERATIVE

SOCIETIES IN WEST BENGAL
6.6 RETAIL MARKET AND APICULTURE COOPERATIVE
SOCIETIES’ HONEY
CHAPTER 7: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND APICULTURE 404-447
INDUSTRY
7.1 INTRODUCTION

7.2 LIVELIHOOD

7.3 POLLINATION

7.4 INDIGENOUS BEES, APIS CERANA

7.5 MOULEY, THE HONEY HUNTER

7.6 QUALITY OF HONEY

7.7 ORGANIC APICULTURE

7.8 WOMEN AND APICULTURE

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 7.9 BY-PRODUCTS OF APICULTURE

7.10 CONSUMPTION OF HONEY

CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 448-459

8.1 CONCLUSION

8.2 SUGGESTIONS

 BIBLIOGRAPHY 460-474

 APPENDICES 475-485

 INDEX 486-491