How is the value chain of the Burmese honey industry structured?

There are over 900 registered beekeepers in Myanmar. The raw honey is collected into the plastic drum packaging and delivered to the honey processing factories.

Myanmar has nine processing factories in Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Yangon, and Sagaing regions and Shan State. Of them, a state-owned factory is offering purifying and packaging services for small-scale honey traders, and the remaining eight factories are processing honey for the domestic market as well as exports.

All honey farms and factories follow the guideline of the Codex standard for honey (Codex, 2001) by European Honey. That provides the know-how of food safety systems, manufacturing quality control in production stages, ensures the honey is free from pests, pesticide, and chemical residues, improves GMP in a value-adding chain.  

Source: Myanmar to export 800 tonnes of honey to EU market this year