10 tonnes of Georgian honey exported to Italy this year
The National Food Agency says that laboratory facilities have been improved in the country and the research methodology on various parameters of honey has been introduced in the Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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10 tonnes Georgian honey has been exported to Italy this year, says the National Food Agency.
In December 2016, the European Commission positively assessed Georgia's state control system and included Georgia in the list of third countries from which honey is allowed to be imported into the EU.”
The admission of Georgian honey to the EU market was preceded by the consistent policy of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and the relevant procedures by the National Food Agency for approximation with European legislation,” says the agency.
The National Food Agency says that laboratory facilities have been improved in the country and the research methodology on various parameters of honey has been introduced in the Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The announcement of the agency noted that various activities have been carried out to better inform beekeepers, as a result of which the number of violations has significantly decreased.
Georgian honey is also exported to Germany and the United States.
Georgian honey has been highly praised at Apimondia 2019 exhibition taking place in Canada between September 8-12.Organised by the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture, the main theme of the exhibition was the role of beekeeping in the development of agriculture.
A scientific beekeeping base has been opened in Mukhuri village of Georgia’s Samegrelo region where large-scale studies of Georgian bees will be started.
The Government of Georgia has launched a new state program to support beekeepers boost production.
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Three Georgian honey producers have received Silver Quality Awards at the London International Honey Awards 2021, announces the Embassy of Georgia to the UK. Companies Nena, Rukhi Queen and cooperative Kodi were named winners among 290 honeys submitted from 20 countries.
Georgia has been added to the list of countries that can export snails to the European Union market, the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture said on Tuesday.
Ninotsminda Honey - Alpida, a product made by the Georgian cooperative Kodi, has won the platinum medal for quality at this year’s London Honey Awards, the cooperative announced on Friday.
Georgia’s National Intellectual Property Centre on Sunday said the export of Georgian honey increased, noting that in 2021 the export of honey amounted to $402,098, while in 2020 the figure was $29,053.