Diagnostic study of chamoli district beekeeping smes cluster

Honey and beekeeping have a long history in India. Honey was the first sweet food tasted by the ancient Indian inhabiting rock shelters and forests. India has some of the oldest records of beekeeping in the form of paintings by prehistoric man in the rock shelters. With the development of civilization, honey acquired a unique status in the lives of the ancient Indians. This study overall is a diagnostic study of Chamoli district Utrakhand, analyzes the patterns of Beekeeping and how does play a substantial role in micro Enterprises. And overall result deals with the development of honey and beekeeping, its resources, potentialities, use of apiculture technology, marketing of beekeeping cluster etc.The study further highlights, how the beekeeping could play a substantial growth in overall economic development. To examine further; A SWOT analysis is also being put-up whereas strategic suggestions, intervention and recommendations has been mooted out to find out its clemency in particular of Chamoli district.