INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 1,500 tons of honey was produced in Zanjan province during the past Iranian calendar year
1401 (ended on March 20).Presenting a report on the production of livestock, poultry, fishery, honey and egg products in the province,
in the production of some of these products, including turkey, fishery and honey.Last month, the managing director of the beekeeping
industry development support fund said this fund provides 170 billion rials (about $440,760) of low-interest facilities to beekeepers with
the aim of helping the country's beekeeping industry.Based on the data released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), Iran is the third-largest producer of honey in the world.The chairman of the Animal Science Research Institute has said that the
406 tons of pollen, 2,536 tons of beeswax, 247 tons of propolis, and 3,917 grams of bee venom are produced annually in the country.MA
