Özet:

Although it is unknown in which date the activity of the purification began to be done on Earth, research shows that this activity is based on the periods before the milt. This activity, which was initially carried out until the 17th century, began to be modern with a series of developments that took place in this century in the field of agriculture and today has become a major agricultural activity worldwide. One of the most important areas in the world where this activity is carried out is Turkey. According to the 2018 World Agricultural Organization (FAO), Turkey is ranked third after India and China, and second after China in honey production. With regard to the purification activities carried out largely depending on natural conditions, Turkey has a great potential in terms of topography, climate, plant coverage and water resources, and this activity is carried out in almost every region of Turkey. One of the main areas in Turkey in terms of this artifactic activity is the Sivas Province. According to the 2019 data of the Turkish Statistical Bureau (TÜIK), Sivas is the fourth province in which the most honey production is carried out after the Army, Muğla and Adana. In this study, we also tried to present solutions to these problems by identifying the problems that honey producers in the province of Sivas encountered during this activity. In this direction, a meeting with a total of 164 honey producers in the districts of Yıldızeli, Imranlı, Koyulhisar, Gürün and Divriği, which are of the districts where the most honey production is carried out in Sivas, has been carried out. The interview was addressed to the honey producers the questions in the semi-configured interview form which were randomly reached during the field trips and prepared in advance by the researchers. The answers of honeymakers to these questions were analyzed under specific topics, the problems were revealed and the solutions to these problems were presented.

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