Honey might be no longer `nectar' for users. For, a test conducted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that it was more of a sugar served with antibiotics.
India started exporting a small amount of honey in 1991-1992 and has now established itself as an important honey exporter to the world market. The quantity exported has increased substantially, and today India exports honey to 62 countries, including Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The government is putting in place safety standards for honey after it has been found that lots, even those sold by top brands, had traces of antibiotics and pesticides in them.
‘Co-existence with ecosystem helps agriculture; begets healthy food’
‘Decommodification’ of food could hold the key to an effective solution to the food crisis that is waiting to blow in the face, said Cariyappa, a progressive farmer, here on Sunday.
This new UNEP report shows that bee colonies worldwide are under threat, with serious consequences for biodiversity and food security. It analyses possible answers to why the bee group, the most important pollinator worldwide, is declining and what are the possible mitigating measures and recommendations to avert such decline.
KOHIMA, Jan 4: With an annual production of over 200 metric tons, beekeeping in Nagaland has become a lucrative business. Traditional beekeepers, with help and support from the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), have developed beekeeping into a mini industry, producing one of the finest quality honey in the world.
Ludhiana: Many bee-keepers in danger of losing livelihood, warn industrialists
The ban on export of honey has led to a massive crash in the prices of honey, which has hurt the bee-keepers of the state.
The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that the European Union has banned imports of honey from India on account of presence of heavy metals in the consignments.
Read this summary of the monitoring of pesticide residues in the food commodities conducted from April 2008 to March 2009 at national level by Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and the IARI.
