Egypt: Turning honey industry challenges into opportunities

Published Nov 30, 2024

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The article highlights the key objectives and discussions at the 7th Egyptian Honey Festival, which was organized by the Arab Beekeepers Union in collaboration with various agricultural bodies and organizations. The festival aimed to address the challenges within the honey industry and beekeeping, including the effects of climate change, common diseases, and quality standards. It also focused on the therapeutic uses of honey and the importance of adhering to approved health authorities' controls. The festival served as a platform for exhibitors to showcase over 200 types of natural honey and to discuss strategies for improving bee products and access to international markets. Other topics covered included safe pesticide use, the role of bees in biodiversity and food security, modern apiary management practices, and the potential for increasing the value of honey exports through innovative packaging and product development.
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Fathi Bahri, head of the Arab Beekeepers Union, confirmed during an inspection tour of the honey festival that the festival targets the expertise of beekeepers, experts and scientists to review the challenges facing the honey products industry and beekeeping, including the impact of climate change on the future of beekeeping, the most important diseases facing the industry and honey quality standards, the correct methods of beekeeping according to international standards that ensure the production of distinguished honey, and reviewing the experiences of some experts in benefiting from honey products in medical treatment according to the controls approved by health authorities and the World Health Organization. This came after Dr. Alaa Ezzouz, Head of the Agricultural Guidance Sector at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Sayed Khalifa, Head of the Agricultural Syndicate, Dr. Asmaa Issa, Head of the Bee Research Department at the Agricultural Research Center, Fathy Bahri, Head of the ...
Source: Almalnews

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