Stingless bees: new regulations boost sustainable honey production in Brazil

Published 2024년 11월 3일

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The Pará State Department of Environment and Sustainability (Semas) has introduced new regulations to streamline environmental licensing and boost the local bioeconomy, with a focus on honey production from native stingless bees. This initiative, aimed at simplifying the process and encouraging the preservation of these bees, allows meliponiculturists to sell hives, products, and byproducts. The regulation also highlights the role of small producers in the honey production chain and promises to increase the added value of their products. The regulations were developed in a collaborative effort with beekeepers and other stakeholders, aiming to enhance food production, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. The new regulations are expected to enhance the bioeconomy by enabling certification of origin, adding value, expanding markets, and ensuring commercial regularity for small and medium producers.

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The Pará State Department of Environment and Sustainability (Semas) has implemented new regulations for the local bioeconomy, focused on honey production with native stingless bees (ANSF). The resolution simplifies environmental licensing for meliponiculture – the name given to the activity – and encourages the preservation of these bees. In addition to being able to raise and manage stingless bees, meliponiculturists in Pará can sell hives, products and byproducts, such as honey, propolis and wax. This regulation transforms the activity, giving small producers a leading role in the honey production chain and giving greater added value to their products. Adcleia Pereira Pires, honey producer and founder of the Eiru Su meliponiculture site, celebrates the progress. “After years, we finally have a resolution that not only makes the activity official, but also guides producers on how to formalize their participation in the market, guaranteeing rights and legal security,” she says. ...

Source: CanalRural