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Pradeep Kumar

21/05/21 09:00 AM IST

Honey Testing Laboratory

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On the occasion of World Bee Day and in the auspicious context of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister launched the project of setting up of a honey testing laboratory.

Highlights
  • The project was inaugrated to establish a regional honey quality testing laboratory at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) for quality testing of honey and other products of beekeeping under the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission.
  • Rs. 300 crore has been approved for the overall promotion of National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM), development of scientific beekeeping and achieving the target of "sweet revolution". 
  • A world-class state of art Honey Testing Lab has been established at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand with the help of Rs 5 crore.
  • The Madhu Kranti portal for online registration and traceability system to track the source of honey and other bee products has also been launched recently.
Source: PIB

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