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Honey worth Tk 5.77 crore collected in Manikganj


By BSS
Published : 29 Jan 2023 09:39 PM

The commercial honey collectors have  collected 1, 65, 000 kilograms of honey during the current season from all  the seven upazilas of the district, the Department of Agriculture Extension  (DAE) sources said. 

DAE office sources said a total of 100 honey collectors set up 10,000 bee  boxes at selected 3,500 hectares of mustard field and collected 1, 65, 000  kgs of honey at a cost of Taka 5,77, 50, 000 during the season, adding that  the collection of honey has already been completed and the honey collectors  have started to leave the mustard fields.

 DAE office sources said the cultivation of mustard exceeded its fixed target  and the production also increased as the farmers received all the necessary  agri-inputs including seeds and  in due time, adding that the  government had distributed incentives for mustard cultivation for the  marginal cultivators. 

DAE office sources said the government has taken  initiatives to produce more oil seeds in the country to avoid the import of  the edible oil from abroad. 

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said bee helps to pollination while  collecting honey flying from flowers to flowers of mustard which can help  increase about 15 percent production. 

The officials, honey collectors and even the cultivators said that bees have  a good role in increasing the production of mustard and it is very much  positive for mustard product.