(Last Updated On: April 9, 2021)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said a whopping 2,490 metric tons of honey was produced in the country in the 1399 solar year.
Paktia tops the list with 899 tons of honey, followed by Nangarhar with 500 tons and Khost with 416 tons while Herat, Laghman, Badakhshan, Kunduz and Bamyan are also among the main honey producing provinces.
Currently, there are 6,757 large and small beekeeping farms across the country, with most of them located in Badghis, Herat, Badakhshan, Paktia, Kunduz, Daikundi, Bamyan, Logar, Sar-e-Pul, Farah, Maidan Wardak, Kapisa, Takhar, Baghlan and Khost provinces.
Badghis with 722, Herat with 593, Paktia with 550 and Badakhshan with 526 beekeeping farms are at the top of the beekeeping table.