1ICFAI University, Tripura, India
2College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, Lembucherra, Tripura, India
*Corresponding author: gokulacharjee@iutripura.edu.in (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8251-0463)
Online published on 7 May, 2025.
The present study explores the prospects of beekeeping and its probable constraints and opportunity as an Entrepreneurial activity in three districts of Tripura viz. West Tripura, North Tripura & South Tripura from August 2021 to March 2022. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to select a random sample of 100 respondents from three districts for the study. The paper mainly focused on the constraints of beekeeping as an entrepreneurial activity. The study identifies the major problems of Bee Keeping for Entrepreneurial activity which include the usage of agrochemical products on the crops, lack of honey processing plants, no buyers of bee wax, & pest & predators. The identified problems need to be focused on at the policy level to support the sector, in the long run, to enhance entrepreneurship opportunities of beekeeping in Tripura.
⓿ Beekeeping has been a profitable business for small farmers.
⓿ Basic awareness and know-how for the new farmers are not properly communicated.
⓿ The climate change is one of the prominent growth factors beekeeping.
Constraints, Potentials, Prospects, Beekeeping, Entrepreneurship
