INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 2,715 tons of honey were produced in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province during the past Iranian
Department, also said that it is expected that this year honey production will increase up to 4,000 tons due to the weather and proper
pollination, the presence of rich and valuable genetic potential in Iranian native breeds and compatible with the province's environmental
Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Iran produced 136,000 tons of honey in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March
20).Naser Taj-Abadi said that this amount of honey production is high, while many factors affect production growth.Taj-Abadi has said that
according to the strategic document that was compiled and unveiled in the Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 2018-March 2019), honey
production in the country is planned to increase by four percent each year.It should be noted that this document has considered 15 percent
growth in the production of some products of the beekeeping industry, such as royal jelly and propolis, he added.As previously announced by
the chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC), Iran exports honey to 22 countries around the world.Arsalan
Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq, and Lebanon as the most important export destinations of Iranian honey.According to the latest
census of the country's apiaries by the Agriculture Ministry, the production of honey is 136,000 tons in the country, a board member of
the Iran Beekeepers Association announced.Mohammad Fekri said that with producing 30,000 tons of honey per annum, West Azarbaijan province
supplies more than 22 percent of the country's annual honey, East Azarbaijan, Fars, Ardebil and Kermanshah provinces come next, and about
43 percent of the honey is produced in other provinces.As stated by the chairman of the Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Iran
ranks third in the world in the number of apiaries.Mokhtar Mohajer also said that Iran's rank in honey production is changing and moving
between fourth and sixth place in the world.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 amount of honey
Development Plan (2022-2026), the amount of honey production should be increased by at least three to four kilograms per colony according to
pollen, 2,536 tons of beeswax, 247 tons of propolis, and 3,917 grams of bee venom are produced annually in the country.MA
