KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 5.5 tons of honey is being imported every year despite the presence of 7,000 bee farms in the country.
Maulvi Misbahuddin Mustain, a spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, told Pajhwok Afghan News that there were 7,083 private bee farms in the country, mostly in Khost province.
According to him, there are different types of bees in Afghanistan.
He added: “The ministry assures it will always support beekeepers and strive to address their problems.”
He said Afghanistan needsed25,740 metric tons of honey annually while the country produced 1,773 tons . . .
