Dr Alvi for intensifying honey production

President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the need to increase the production of honey in Pakistan by utilizing modern beekeeping gear and imparting training to beekeepers along modern lines.

Chairing a follow-up meeting on honey bee farming and harvesting at the President House, he said that the congenial climate and flora of the country provided a conducive environment for expanding beekeeping which had great potential to earn foreign exchange reserves and provide employment opportunities to youth.

The president said that the government was encouraging young entrepreneurs and providing them interest-free loans up to Rs500,000, under the Kamyab Jawan Programme to establish their own businesses. He urged the youth to take benefit of the opportunities as they could establish beekeeping business with limited investment.