Innovative beekeeping strategies for sustainable rural employment: Addressing socio-ecological contradictions

Perm State Agrarian and Technological University named after Academician D. N. Pryanishnikov, Perm, Russia

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Abstract

Authors conducted the study to identify fresh approaches to addressing a pressing social issue: ensuring employment in rural areas. This article justifies the relevance of developing the beekeeping industry and outlines key areas for its growth. The influence of beekeeping on the socio-economic development of both the region and the country is analyzed. The study identifies innovative approaches to advancing the beekeeping sector. Recommendations are proposed for establishing an institutional structure to support beekeeping development in the region, along with an outline of its functionality. This study proposes mechanisms to adapt innovative solutions aimed at increasing rural employment through the development of beekeeping; it also offered recommendations to address systemic contradictions. The primary scientific finding is that increasing rural employment through the development of the beekeeping industry is achievable only by adopting an integrated approach and implementing innovative solutions. This requires a comprehensive reform of the industry, supported by the establishment of infrastructural, institutional, and financial foundations.