As a natural sweetener, honey is hugely popular around the world for its various health benefits. Especially in the post-pandemic world, its nutrient components cannot be overlooked. As a scheduled product, honey is backed up by APEDA to promote its export rate in the world.

India should make efforts to boost its honey production, given the huge upcoming potential resulting in a surge of demand post-2020 pandemic situation.

The market is ever-growing for natural Indian honey in Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Morocco which are the biggest export markets for India.

Why is Honey Profitable for New Exporters Now?

• The growing healthy food habit around the world is working as a stimulus in the Indian honey export sector as well.
• Apart from consumption, honey is also hugely popular in personal care products, pharmaceuticals.
• Under the instructions from APEDA, National Bee Board is promoting scientific beekeeping with improved technology. It is responsible for the spurt in demand.
• The groundbreaking beekeeping development report led by Bibek Deb Roy has opened doors of great opportunities in India. It can create about 200 million bee colonies as against much lesser colonies.
• Apiculture is easy and earns more money as profit with less effort, compared to other branches of farming.

With the growing demand for Indian honey in the Saudi Arabian market, APEDA has taken up special measures to promote beekeeping and honey trading.

In the last decade, India’s export of honey skyrocketed from US$ 56.2 million to US$ 100.8 million (Rs. 3920 Crores to Rs. 7200 Crores) which is considerably higher than the world’s total export growth.

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