Status of Beekeeping Industry in Tanzania: Resources, Practices, and Conservation.

Ismail Seleman Mussa, Shibonage Kulindwa Mashilingi, Shangning Yang, Huoqing Zheng

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Review in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Efficiency and economic performance of honey producers in southwest Nigeria: a comprehensive empirical analysis.Scientific reports · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ismail Seleman MussaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0009-1812-6609

Shibonage Kulindwa MashilingiDepartment of Crop Science and Beekeeping Technology, College of Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 35134, Tanzania.

Shangning YangCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.

Huoqing ZhengCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8499-0694

Funding

China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CARS-44

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beekeeping is a widespread economic activity in rural Tanzania, supporting over 2 million livelihoods. The country's forests and woodlands, covering approximately 55% of its land area, provide habitat for an estimated 9.2 million honeybee colonies. This positions Tanzania as the second-largest honey producer in Africa and tenth globally. Absence of current information and effective policies hinders exploitation of the industry's potential. This review presents scientific insights into Tanzania's beekeeping sector, focusing on honeybee species, bee products, management practices, and conservation. Among three documented subspecies of

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PMID41752595

DOI10.3390/insects17020191

PMCPMC12940826

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