Climate change affects Pakistan honey production

Moreover affecting drizzle and causing hot spell, climate change has started intriguing its levy on Pakistan honey production as well.

Climate change affects Pakistan honey production

The country has seen a record drop in honey production that has resulted in the scuttle forward of prices and drop honey exports by 50 percent. Due to unseasonal rains, hailstorms, deforestation, and pollution are foremost factors that have badly and vigorously affected the production that stands at 40,000 tons.

According to the report regard to honey production jujube honey (bair), is the superior honey for export and has huge demand in Pakistan too. Bair tree is being devoured by human settlements with a surge in population.

Dr Noman Rashid has called for devising an effective policy to cope with the climate change to put off the calamity of honey export. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan’s statistics show that the honey export which stood at $9 million dollar in 2013 fell to $6.5 million dollars in 2017.

Pakistan Honey Association General Secretary Sher Zaman said over the past few years 700 shipping containers of honey were exported but given the customary situation a merely 200 containers would be possible to export.

If only bair honey yield is good, farmers, and traders can benefit from the exports,He lamented that the government lack of concentration, a drop in the value of Pakistani rupee against dollar are also throbbing the industry which is not even recognized as an “industry“.

One million people are connected with honey production and trade and another one million could be provided with job opportunities if government acknowledges it as industry. Honey Association Secretary Zaman said that the export could be increased to 3000 containers a year if the government turns its concentration to honey industry.

Honey is an important nutritive food containing various kinds that engrossed directly into the blood and provides immediate energy. The most important honey had the economic benefits that are; Crop pollination, Honey production from occidental bees is upto 24 kg per colony per annum. The production and value addition of by-products would supplements the income of beekeepers.

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