Honey consumption per capita high in Iran

Published 2023년 1월 9일

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Iran has the world's highest honey consumption per capita, with residents consuming more than double the global average of 500 grams per year. The country ranks eighth in agricultural production and relies heavily on bees for pollination. Unfortunately, pesticide use is posing a threat to beekeepers. Despite high production costs, Iran is the world's third-largest honey producer, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The country's annual honey production is projected to reach 115,000 tons, and a five-year plan has been initiated to improve the quality and quantity of honey production. Exports of high-quality Iranian honey are made to various countries including China, Kuwait, and the UK.

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TEHRAN- As announced by an official with Agriculture Ministry, the honey consumption per capita in Iran is one of the highest ones in the world, because the consumption per capita in the world is about 500 grams, while in Iran it is more than one kilogram.Hossein Damavandi-Nejad, the deputy minister for livestock products, said, “The production of 120 million tons of agricultural products in the country and standing at the eighth place in the world in this field, has the footprints of honey bees in it, and some products in gardens and farms are up to 100 percent dependent on bees and without bees they will not be able to pollinate by wind and other insects”.“In some countries, the gardener must pay up to 100 dollars to the beekeeper for the beekeeper to establish his bee colony in the garden for a while, but in our country, in addition to the gardener taking a fee from the beekeeper for establishing the colony, with some unannounced pesticides spraying, they bring damages to ...

Source: Tehrantimes