Afghanistan: Apiculture, Honey Production Significantly Grow in Kandahar

Jan 11, 2016 | Bashir Ahmad Naadem, Pajhwok Afghan News
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Beekeeping has significantly increased in southern Kandahar provinceduring the current solar year,when farmers collected 8,000 kilograms of honey. In the past, beekeeping in Kandahar had been a relatively new type of farming. But 14 bee farms are currently functioning across the province. Abdul Bari, a resident of Dand district, had only two bee boxes in the not-so-distant past, but now he owns 104 and is making a handsome income from apiculture.