ENA Sectors 2023-05-22 15:31:49 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Waraseoni, May 22 (KNN)</strong> The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday virtually launched the honey testing labs at multiple locations across India.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The agriculture minister inaugurated a regional testing lab- IIHR in Bengaluru and New Delhi. A mini honey testing lab was launched in Kupwara, in J&amp;K and at Damoh in Madhya Pradesh. He also inaugurated a lab in Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Haryana.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">As per reports, the minister also inaugurated a Bee box Manufacturing Units- Honey &amp; Other Beehive Products Collection centres, Trading, Branding and Marketing units at Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh &amp; Uttar Pradesh.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">On the occasion of the World Bee Day on 20th May, 2023, Union Minister Tomar graced an event at the Raja Bhoj Agriculture College, Waraseoni Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Addressing the occasion, he said, Under the 10,000 FPO Scheme of the Government of India, in order to strengthen the beekeepers in the country by developing the institutional framework for collective development, 100 bee keepers / honey producers FPOs have been allocated under NBHM for which TRIFED, NAFED and NDDB have been selected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In this sequence, a total of 80 FPOs of bee keepers /honey producers have been registered. Further he stated that there is huge potential for honey production in this area which must be utilized for increasing farmers income, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During the World Bee Day celebration, an exhibition with over 100 stalls were set up by beekeepers, processors and different stake holders of beekeeping sector to showcase the diverse varieties of honey bee and different products in beekeeping sector.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The event was attended by Kamal Patel, Agriculture Minister, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh along with the Chairman, OBC Welfare Commission and Chairman, NDDB. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 33423 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/agriculture-minister-tomar-virtually-inaugurates-honey-testing-labs-across-india 2023-05-22 15:31:49 knnindia.co.in