Value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy
Since the mid-1980s, economists have made numerous attempts at estimating the value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy. The exercise is not straightforward,...
90 pages
Published: 28 Oct 2008
Author(s): Crooks, Sarah, Australian Bureau of Agricultural, Resource Economics
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This report presents results from a survey of Australian honeybee businesses conducted by ABARE in May to June 2008 which updates earlier results from a survey conducted in 2002. It provides an overview of the current situation of the honeybee industry and presents estimates of production, socioeconomic and financial characteristics of Australian beekeeping businesses during the 2006-07 financial year.
The primary audience for this report are Australian beekeepers, industry and government policy makers and other beekeeping-related associations.