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Over 530,000kg of honey produced in Sultanate of Oman

Oman Saturday 16/September/2023 19:35 PM
By: Times News Service
Over 530,000kg of honey produced in Sultanate of Oman

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s total production of honey by the end of 2022 amounted to about 533,701 kilograms, compared to 947,841 kilograms by the end of 2021, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

The Governorates of North and South Al Sharqiyah topped the production quantities with 147,088 kilograms, followed by the Governorates of North and South Al Batinah with 131,269 kilograms, then the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah with 126,470 kilograms.

These governorates account for 75.8 percent of the total production of the Sultanate of Oman.
Honey production in Oman has been receiving growing attention through scientific research and marketing.

The total number of bee units in production farms, research stations, agricultural development centres and nurseries in the Sultanate of Oman has reached six units, in addition to two units for bee research stations.