Staff Reporter
A three days training workshop on Modern Beekeeping was held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University.
Participants were practical trained regarding honey bee pest & disease management, honey bee seasonal management, honey harvesting, storage and marketing, production of royal jelly and other hive products, and honey market management.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman said Pakistan has great potential to increase honey yield by establishing standards and new habitats.
He said that the BTH-Pilot Phase project has been successfully executed by the university after organizing this workshop.
He said 35 beekeepers have been trained for modern beekeeping and outcomes have provided a sound basis for the preparation of a nationwide mega project “Apiculture Scaling-up Programme for Income and Rural Employment”.
