CropsHaryana brings beekeepers under its horticulture insurance scheme
Beekeepers in Haryana can now insure colonies and boxes against floods, fires, transport accidents and bee epidemics for a premium of Rs 50 each.
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AgrotechTIME picks six farm technologies, from a hive robot to urine fertiliser
The agriculture category of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 names BioLumic's light-treated seeds, the Burro Grande 44 robot, Beewise Robi, the 2nd Nature AgWaste Portal, Saga Robotics' Thorvald and VunaNexus Aurin fertiliser.
Agribusiness21 Bangladeshi beekeepers and researchers head to Asian apiculture conference in China
At the 18th Asian Apicultural Association conference opening in China on 15 October, a 21-member Bangladesh team will present two studies, on honey quality control and modern beekeeping, and two posters including Sundarbans GI honey.
GalleryGlimpse, 7 October: paddy in the sun, early potatoes, nets rolled up and beehives
Prothom Alo's photographers on 7 October: paddy drying in Khulna, early potato planting in Rangpur, harvesters and beekeepers in Rajshahi, and Chandpur fishermen putting nets away before the hilsa ban.
AgribusinessEgmont Honey buys Tweeddale's out of receivership to become New Zealand's largest beekeeper
The New Plymouth Manuka exporter settled its purchase of the 1945-founded Taihape beekeeping business on 18 September, lifting its hive count above 22,000 as national registered hives have fallen from 918,000 in 2019 to under 490,000 and raw Manuka prices begin to recover.
Environment
Ethiopia's Omo-Ghibe basin seeks paying livelihoods that keep forests standing
Consultations in Addis Ababa and Jimma identified forest coffee, beekeeping, spices, bamboo and timber plantations as the most promising ways to reward communities in southwest Ethiopia for protecting intact forest.
AgribusinessUS per capita honey use nearly doubles since 1990; imports supply 78 percent
USDA's Economic Research Service reported on 23 June 2026 that per capita honey consumption in the United States has nearly doubled since 1990, and that imports made up 78 percent of the US honey supply in 2025.
CropsMigrant beekeepers collect mustard honey beside Goalanda fields in Rajbari
Beekeepers from the Bardi area of Narayanganj who set up 110 bee boxes beside a mustard field in Goalanda, Rajbari, said in January 2026 that they earn about Tk 3 lakh to Tk 3.5 lakh a month from honey, Jagonews24 reported.
CropsJobless Worker Turned Beekeeper Runs 150 Bee Boxes in Jamalpur Mustard Fields
A Netrokona man who lost his job in Narayanganj in 2020 trained with BSCIC, started with 25 bee boxes on a Tk 1 lakh loan and by January 2026 was collecting mustard honey from 150 boxes in Islampur, Jamalpur, Jagonews24 reported.
CropsSirajganj sets 404-tonne target for honey from its mustard fields
At the end of December 2025 the agriculture department in Sirajganj set a target of 404 tonnes of honey from mustard grown on 90,550 hectares, with more than 500 beekeepers placing hive boxes beside fields in the district's nine upazilas.
Agribusiness
Tangail's Honey Goes Beyond the Country's Borders
Beekeepers in Tangail are profiting from honey collected in the district's mustard fields and selling it abroad, but they say they need government support.