AP4122: Wildlife management and Apiculture

This module focuses on one hand on Bee industry in Rwanda, importance and benefits of bee keeping in rural development, national and global trends, special physiological and anatomical adaptations, the need and behaviour of bees, husbandry practices and requirements, queen rearing, types of bee hives, product harvesting, processing and appropriate technologies, marketing, economics and records.

On the other hand, it focuses on applied aspects of interactions between livestock and wildlife as well as integrated livestock -wildlife management and including sustainable use of natural resources.  This module is aimed at equipping students with knowledge and skills on Beekeeping and the integrated livestock- wildlife management, the rational use of these resources, comprehensive monitoring, effective protection and conservation of these resources. This module is therefore aimed at equipping students with knowledge and tools that will empower the student to offer practical advice to the local communities particularly beekeepers and livestock owners adjacent the protected areas on how to sustainably manage and exploit the available natural resources.

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