Matia for research on new species of bees to boost honey output

Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury urged the authorities concerned to increase the production of honey to meet the demand by inventing new species of bees through research, reports BSS.

"Bring in new species of bees for increasing the production of honey to meet the demand...I urge you to do research for inventing new species of bees able to cope with our environment and climate," she said, speaking at the inaugural function of a honey fair at the AKM Giasuddin Milki auditorium in city's Farmgate Sunday.

Agriculture Ministry organised the two-day 'National Honey Fair-2018'.

Ministry's Senior Secretary Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullha and former state minister AFM Fakhrul Islam, among others, addressed the inaugural function with Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Director General Mohammad Mohasin in the chair. DAE Director (Horticulture Wing) Mizanur Rahman delivered the welcome address while Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University Professor Shakhawat Hossain and Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Mowchak Unnayan Project Director Khandaker Alimuzz-aman presented keynote papers.

Matia said the present government is giving importance to honey production and the private sector is also playing a vital role to produce honey.

She urged all concerned to plant such tree where bees and birds could stay.

The minister said, "Bangladesh is now self-sufficient in producing food grains and now we are giving importance to producing other food items."