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Showcase your latest innovations at the most influential event of the year

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Event dates

Event Date
31 Oct – 02 Nov 2024
Venue
Millennium Hall
Show timing
Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday, : 10:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Show summary

alongside partner events

Exhibitors – 100
Forum & conference – 3
Visitors – 3600
Speakers – 12
Delegates – 400+
Countries represented – 17

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Local Companies:
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Partnership and Conference
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About Apiculture Ethiopia

Ethiopia, often referred to as the "Horn of Africa," is a country rich in biodiversity and blessed with favorable climatic conditions. These attributes make it an ideal destination for apiculture, or beekeeping. The honeybee, a vital pollinator for fruits and vegetables, also produces honey and other valuable hive products.

Beekeeping is a sustainable and highly profitable activity that offers numerous benefits to local communities, particularly the rural poor. It provides a source of additional income through non-timber forest products, requires minimal land or high starting costs, helps maintain biodiversity, and increases crop yields.

Ethiopia is renowned worldwide as one of the top ten producers of honey and beeswax. Despite its significant production, the country's role in the international honey trade remains relatively small. Beekeeping has deep roots in Ethiopian culture, with traditional practices passed down through generations. In recent years, Ethiopia has emerged as a major player in the global honey market, offering unique and high-quality honey products.

About Ethiopia

Economy
Population
The sector
Main Products
Trade agreements 

Economy

Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa after Nigeria, and one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, with an estimated 7.2% growth in FY2022/23 (World Bank Ethiopia Overview,2024). 

According to the IMF Ethiopia is expected to achieve a 6.1% real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate by the end of 2023, with a 6.2% growth rate predicted for 2024 . 

Ethiopia has set the goal to be one of the Lower-Middle-Income (LMI) economies in the world by 2025. With that the
target is to reach a GDP range of 147.5 to 578.4 bl. US$ and a GDP per capita range of 1,137 to 4,458 US$ by 2025 (Feto & Jayamohan,2024).

Population

The Apiculture sector

Dive into the heart of Ethiopia's buzzing apiculture industry at Apiculture Ethiopia 2024, where tradition meets innovation. This premier event is a hive of activity, showcasing the vast potential of Ethiopia's beekeeping sector, from traditional practices to modern advancements.

Ethiopias main honey bee species 

  • Apis mellifera adansanii
  • Apis mellifera jemenitica
  • Apis mellifera monticola
  • Apis mellifera litorea
  • Apis mellifera abyssinica

Main Products

Honey bees are industrious insects that produce various valuable products, including honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen, and bee venom. These products have been used for centuries for their nutritional and medicinal properties. Honey is the most well-known bee product, while beeswax is used in cosmetics and candles.

Trade agreements

  • Ethiopia is one of the 43 countries that ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
  • Ethiopia is member of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  • Ethiopia has signed Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with 30 countries and double taxation Avoidance Treaties (DTTs) with12 countries
  • Ethiopia is using the opportunity of Generalized System Preferences (GSP),

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