Impacto socioeconómico de la actividad apícolay características productivas del sector enla provincia de A Coruña
- María Amparo Ferreira-Golpe 1
- Ana Isabel García-Arias
- María do Mar Pérez-Fra
- Ibán Vázquez-González
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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ISSN: 1699-6887
Year of publication: 2021
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Pages: 295-310
Type: Article
More publications in: ITEA, información técnica económica agraria: revista de la Asociación Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario ( AIDA )
Abstract
This paper describes the structure of the beekeeping sector and the technical-economic characteristicsof the honey bee farms in the province of A Coruña. We identify their role as providers of complementaryincomes for the rural population and ecosystem services. To do this, a survey of 87 farms was conduc-ted among producers. As main results we offer a new classification of beekeeping farms based on a clus-ter analysis. In addition, we review the estimates about the honey production value offered by officialstatistics and we assess their impact on gross income per capit