Beekeeping farms: Pakistan can be large honey exporter
Dr Rashid said with a production of 298,000 metric tons annually, China was the largest honey producer in the world
ISLAMABAD:
National Agriculture Research Center’s (NARC) Honey Bee Research Institute Senior officer Dr Rashid Hussain said on Tuesday that Pakistan had great potential to become a major honey producer in the world. Dr Rashid said with a production of 298,000 metric tons annually, China was the largest honey producer in the world. He said that Pakistani honey has special quality owing to berry tree (Ziziphus), available in abundance in the Pothohar region. Pakistan Beekeepers Association (PBA) President Naeem Qasmi said that cutting of berry trees at a fast pace was affecting production of honey in the country, especially in Pothohar region. “The cutting of berry trees is rampant without any checks and if it is not stopped, the business of honey would be adversely affected,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 9th, 2015.
National Agriculture Research Center’s (NARC) Honey Bee Research Institute Senior officer Dr Rashid Hussain said on Tuesday that Pakistan had great potential to become a major honey producer in the world. Dr Rashid said with a production of 298,000 metric tons annually, China was the largest honey producer in the world. He said that Pakistani honey has special quality owing to berry tree (Ziziphus), available in abundance in the Pothohar region. Pakistan Beekeepers Association (PBA) President Naeem Qasmi said that cutting of berry trees at a fast pace was affecting production of honey in the country, especially in Pothohar region. “The cutting of berry trees is rampant without any checks and if it is not stopped, the business of honey would be adversely affected,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 9th, 2015.