Beekeeping opportunity for the smallholders in the cold winter deserts of Uzbekistan
Beekeeping (or apiculture) refers to raising the colonies of honey is hives. Honey, wax, pollen, propolis, bee milk and poisons are the most valuable foods and unique raw materials for human health, medicine and pharmaceutical industry. Another important function of beekeeping is to assist in pollination of cross-pollinated crops. Bees are also raised for selling them to individuals interested in beekeeping.
Organization: FAO
Other organizations: ICARDA, University of Greifswald Germany
Year: 2023
Country/ies: Uzbekistan
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Fact sheet
Full text available at: https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc4011en
Content language: English