VALUE ADDITION OF HONEY AND BEES WAX FOR IMPROVING LIVELIHOOD OF YOUTH IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.

Dr N.Emmanuel, Associate Professor, College of Horticulture, Venkatramannagudem
Dr T.Janakiram, Vice Chancellor, Dr YSRHU

Dr M.Madhavi , Associate Dean, College of Horticulture VenkatramannagudemDr
A.S. Padmavathamma, Dean of Horticulture, Dr YSRHU

 

The honey bee products market value is over $ 500 million and by 2025 the market is expected to reach $ 1130 million. Major consumption market is found in Europe, North America and China.  Honey bee products market is increasing @ 10.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate. Indian honey bee product market demand is in USA, UAE and Europe. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has the vision that our country needs a ‘sweet revolution’ after the White Revolution, Green Revolution, Blue Revolution, ‘Sweet Revolution‘ is a strategic step to emphasize the increase in honey bee products  in the state, which can be a major contributor to doubling the income of the farmers. With the increase in income, the production of crops will also increase by 15%.

ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT, which interprets as ‘SELF-RELIANT INDIA’ or ‘SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIA’, is the vision and passion of our Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi ji to create India “a bigger and more vital part of the global economy”, pursuing policies that are efficient, competitive and resilient, and being self-sustaining and self-generating. Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi ji  also asserted  that “The mindset of free India should be ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’ and we should appreciate our local products, if we don’t do this then our products will not get the opportunity to do better and will not get encouraged.

Toning to the accord of ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT programme, BSc (Hons) Horticulture students of Dr YSR Horticultural University – College of Horticulture,  Venkatramannagudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh are presently preparing multiple indigenous VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS OF HONEY AND BEESWAX under Experiential Learning Programme ( ELP ) – Beekeeping . These products are 100 % natural, organic and safe for consumption and use which can be scaled up for sales and marketing in Indian market in tune with the slogan ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’. The list of Value added Honey and Beeswax products developed by ELP students are given in separate list.

As a part of, ELP Beekeeping which is mandatory for final year graduate students, a beekeeping Unit was set up in Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture in 2017 and over 150 students were trained in scientific beekeeping . The ELP students of College of Horticulture, Dr YSR Horticultural University, are further being trained as Entrepreneurs initiate START Ups to scale up the Honey and Beeswax products to provide employment to youth, women and school drop outs.

Dr YSR Horticultural University – College of Horticulture,  Venkatramannagudem organized several ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME for youth of  Dr YSRHU adopted villages viz., Prakasraopalem,  Kovuluru,  Telikacharla villages of West Godavari district ,  Andhra Pradesh  under ICAR – SC SUBPPLAN project .  The participants were trained on the preparation of various value added products of honey and bees wax.

LIST OF HONEY AND BEES WAX VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS  PREPARED BY ELP BEEKEEPING STUDENTS AT Dr YSRHU -COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, VENKATRAMANNAGUDEM

 

1	Lip balm	Bees wax, Shea butter, Vit E , Almond oil, coconut oil
2	Scented Bees wax candles	Bees wax,  coconut oil, Essential oil, colour
3	Mosquito Repellants	Bees wax,  coconut oil, Neem oil, Citronella oil, shea butter
4	Shoe polish	Bees wax,  coconut oil, charcoal , Citronella oil
5	Wood polish	Bees wax,  olive oil, coconut oil, lavender oil
6	Goat Milk soap	Coconut oil, olive oil, honey, bees wax, soap base, shea butter
7	Cockroach bait	Bees wax,   coconut oil, , honey, jaggery, choco powder , insecticide
8	Pain balm	Bees wax, Eucalyptus oil, Menthol, Thymol,  coconut oil, camphor
9	Fruit fly trap	Honey, molases, insecticide
10	Hair cream	Bees wax, Vit E , Almond oil, coconut oil, bringraj, fenugreek, hibiscus, neem, henna, kalajeera
11	Room freshner	Bees wax, essential oil
12	Bees wax crayons	Bees wax, colour, essential oil
13	Nail polish	Bees wax,  olive oil, alkanet root powder, jojoba oil, vit E Capsule
14	Eye liner	Bees wax, black soot , coconut oil
15	Honey lolipop	Honey, sweet  tamarind
16	Honey Nutty chocolates	Honey, choco dark compound, milk compund, butter, dry chopped nuts
17	Honet Ragi pudding	Honey, Ragi powder, jaggery, ghee, dry fruits,elaichi
18	Honey face freshner	Honey , aqua, rose oil, ethanol, menthol, glycerine
19	Immune booster	Krishna tulasi, honey, mint, lemon, water, soda
20	Honey caramel	Honey, milk , caramel, dry fruits, baking powder
21	Honey choco cookies	Multi grain flour, cocoa powder, honey, pine apple essence.
22	Honey flax seed laddoo	Honey peanut, jagerry, ghee, flax seed
23	Bees wax moisturizer	Bees wax, Shea butter, Vit E , Almond oil, coconut oil, aloe vera gel
24	Bees wax body butter	Bees wax, kokum butter,shea butter, Vit E , Almond oil, tea tree oil.
25	Infused Honey	Honey, Tulasi, lemon , zinger
26	Honey Murrabba	Honey , Amla / Honey, pineapple
27	Honey protien powder	Honey, milk powder, cashew, almonds, waluts, flax seeds
28	Encaustic paintings	Bees wax, Acrylic paints
29	Bees wax  inhaler	Bees wax, Eucalyptus oil, Menthol, Thymol,  camphor
30	Bees wax  Deodorant	Bees wax, essential oil

 

BEES WAX VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS PREPARED BY
 ELP BEEKEEPING STUDENTS OF
Dr YSRHU – COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, VENKATRAMANNAGUDEM

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF Dr YSRHU – COH VRGUDEM

ELP BEEKEEPING STUDENTS

SL	ACTIVITY/AWARDS	ACHIEVEMENTS
1	VALUE ADDITION OF HONEY AND BEES WAX AND PROFIT GENERATION	ELP beekeeping students are trained on beekeeping and preparation of value addition products of honey and bees wax viz, Honey, Lip balms, Bees wax candles, Mosquito repellers, Shoe polish, Cockroach baits,   pain balms, honey cakes , Room freshener, crayons, lipsticks, Dry fruit honey laddoo, Eye liner, honey lolipop, Honey chocolates, Honey peanut butter sweets, Honey Ragi pudding, Honey, fruit custard. Generated profits of over Rs.2.0 lakhs through sales of honey and bees wax products.
2	AAVISHKAR AWARDS – 2022	College of Horticulture – ELP Beekeeping students. G.Param Jyothi and P.Sharon received 3rd position in AVISHKAAR- 2022, AP STATELEVEL INNOVATIVE  Competitions organized by APCOST & AICTE ON 04 & 05TH March 2022  for preparing  BEES WAX CRAYONS held at AdiKavi Nannayya University, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh
3	EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION AWARD – 2020	Dr N.Emmanuel, Associate Professor (Ent) & ELP Beekeeping module in-charge has Received EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION AWARD – 2020   from DR B.V.VASANTH RAJ DAVID FOUNDATION , on 5th December 2020 at Le palace hotel, Chennai, for his Contribution to an Innovative Experiential Learning Programme –preparing multiple indigenous honey and beeswax value added products
4	ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME	Dr YSR Horticultural University – College of Horticulture,  Venkatramannagudem organized several ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME for youth of  Dr YSRHU adopted villages viz., Prakasraopalem,  Kovuluru,  Telikacharla villages of West Godavari district ,  Andhra Pradesh  under ICAR – SC SUBPPLAN project .  The participants were trained on the preparation of various value added products of honey and bees wax.