Asian Journal of Research and Review in Agriculture

This study was conducted to analysis the objectives of identifying actors in the value chain and assessing their linkages and roles of the actors. The primary data were collected from randomly sampled 120 producers,10 honey retailers,5 honey wholesalers 5 consumers, 5 honey transporters,5 processers ,10 respondents from café and hotels including collectors/assemblers, cooperatives and brokers. The major honey value chain actors in the study districts were found Input suppliers, agriculture office and rural Development, Dedebit saving and credit institution, Mekelle agricultural research center, honey producers, wholesalers, retailers, collectors, processors, and consumers. Beekeepers use six alternative marketing channels to sell their honey until the product reaches to the final consumer. Beekeeper market participants of sample respondents were supplied 7535 kg of honey to the market.