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Rural Self‐Reliance in Bondolfi, Zimbabwe: the role of beekeeping
Author(s) -
NEL ETIENNE,
ILLGNER PETER M.,
WlLKlNS K.,
ROBERTSON M.P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geographical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-4959
pISSN - 0016-7398
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2000.tb00004.x
Subject(s) - livelihood , beekeeping , indigenous , economic growth , food security , rural community , rural area , facilitation , political science , socioeconomics , geography , environmental planning , development economics , agriculture , sociology , economics , ecology , archaeology , law , biology
Community‐based economic self‐reliance has become critical in many African countries because of the severity of prevailing soci‐economic and environmental constraints. Concerns over food security have encouraged a re‐evaluation of the importance of indigenous technical knowledge. This study examines a rural area in Zimbabwe where members of the local community have established a successful beekeeping association to improve their livelihoods. The history of the initiative, its broader impact on the community and the role played by external facilitation feature in the study.