TANZANIA – Tobora Region-Sikonge District, one of the strategic honey producing regions in Tanzania is set to invest Tz 495m (US$215,00) to establish a honey processing plant. According to Sikonge District Commissioner, Peres Magiri, the […]
NIGERIA – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council’s (NEPC) Director General, Mr. Segun Awolowo, has stated the country is capable of generating at least US$10 billion annually from trade of honey. Speaking during a honey production […]
ZAMBIA – The government of Zambia has officially launched the export of organic honey to China by flagging off the first consignment of 3.4 tons of organic honey worth US$34,000. The honey was processed by […]
USA – Kerry, a leader in global food ingredients, has released the findings of new clean label research on sweetening agents which reveals that 71% of US consumers now read the label for sugar content. […]
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has banned importation of pure honey from Zambia after authorities detected possible contamination of a consignment with American Foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) disease, reports Lusaka Times. The ban, announced by the […]
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian authorities have drafted a bill, waiting approval and endorsement from the Council of Ministers (CoM) seeking to regulate honey production and its value chain right from the farm to export. The graft […]
SOUTH AFRICA – A structural approach and strategic business model could see South Africa’s honey industry turnover reach R20bn (US$1.5 billion), according to experts. Rishad Ahmed, project funding expert and specialist from Incentives SA said […]
EUROPE – Beekeeping is endangered around the world as cheap imports of counterfeit honey continue to flood the market, with severe consequences on world food production. According to a research published in December 2016, foreign […]
