Bashkir honey will become the first from the Russian Federation on the FAO agricultural heritage list.

The FAO is interested in Russia sharing its experience and innovations in the agricultural sector The Bashkir tree-top beekeeping system will become the first Russian agricultural system to be included in the list of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This was reported by TASS by Oleg Kobyakova, Director of the FAO Liaison Office for Russia. "The application of the tree-top beekeeping system from Bashkortostan is currently undergoing its second reading in the FAO Secretariat. <...> I expect that, following the evaluation mission of experts in the heart of this unique site, in the Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve in the Southern Urals, this honorary status will be received in the first half of 2026 at the next meeting of the expert group," Kobyakova said. He explained that the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program is rapidly gaining popularity and approaching the flagship ...