Jammu and Kashmir [India], December 30 (ANI): With an extended and storied historical past of beekeeping and honey manufacturing, Jammu and Kashmir is now poised to witness a 'Candy Revolution' by honest efforts of the administration in direction of that finish.
By the apiculture improvement schemes of the present dispensation within the Union Territory, beekeepers are processing crude honey in authorities services totally free. For standardisation, small-time keepers are additionally provided the service of honey testing and brand stamping for higher returns available in the market. These processing items are a one-stop-solution to decreasing the moisture of honey, filter, and bottle it.
To extend their earnings manifold, new-age agripreneurs are making worth additions to honey by making merchandise equivalent to soaps, candles, cosmetics, Ayurvedic medicines, and so forth. that are in excessive demand within the Indian market. In consequence, customers have been switching to non-toxic, natural merchandise, free from well being hazards, presenting an enormous alternative for the youth to begin a worthwhile enterprise.
Contemplating the rising reputation of White Honey from Ramban, the Apiculture division is working to advertise the autumn produce of the district beneath the 'One District, One Product' scheme. It's distinct not solely in its color and style but in addition in its medicinal properties.
Beekeeping, which requires much less land and nearly zero setup price, is tipped to go a great distance in serving to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's imaginative and prescient to double the farmers' revenue if farmers and landowners embrace this as a non-competitive and off-the-farm exercise. The climatic situation of JK permits loads of flora all year long, making it one of the best vacation spot for this exercise.
Underneath India's Nationwide Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), beneficiaries are being given bee packing containers, dwell bee colonies, instrument kits and coaching to ascertain themselves. The Agriculture division lends a hand in supporting uneducated farmers. These farmers additional train others on account of which the bee colonies maintain multiplying.
Thus far, 2,000 colonies have been supplied to new beekeepers within the final two years at a 40 per cent subsidy in Kulgam district alone. With applicable scientific interventions, Kulgam is producing 480 quintals of honey yearly with a turnover of Rs 3 crore.
In December 2022, an area proposed to acquire the GI tag for Sulai Honey of Ramban district. Sulai Honey (also called VanaTulsi Honey) holds the excellence of being the world's greatest honey. It was as soon as gifted to the British queen throughout an official go to. Rightly so, the GI tag is now within the pipeline.
Some bee hotspots equivalent to Bhalla and Sarthal round Bhaderwah city within the Doda district, that are plentiful in flowering vegetation, are getting used to hawk Honeybee Tourism. Because the beekeeping business requires a inexperienced forest space and a big house devoted to flowers, the business set-up is generally situated in untouched, naturally plentiful areas. The beekeeping season begins in April.
To advertise the export of honey, the Agriculture division can also be working with apiarists within the Union Territory to standardise their produce. It's believed that sustaining homogeneous types of honey will assist develop the Kashmir Model and drive honey export.
The Kashmir Model already is already a longtime international title and the one problem is to convey all beekeepers beneath one neighborhood and have an advisory board draw enterprise targets for them.
Underneath the Scheme of the Fund for Regeneration of Conventional Industries (SFURTI), beekeeping clusters are being established within the Jammu division at the price of Rs 4.08 crore. The scheme shall be operational earlier than April 2023 and can profit 600 beekeepers related to it.
Within the subsequent 5 years, the federal government shall be spending Rs 5,013 crores beneath the newly accepted Holistic Growth of Agriculture and Allied Sectors (HDAS) scheme, which is able to safe farmers' prosperity and livelihood safety in Jammu and Kashmir.
There are 29 tasks beneath this scheme curated by agriculture scientists to double farmers' revenue, increase exports, and make all farming and associated sectors sustainable and commercially viable. It's anticipated to create employment alternatives for two.8 lakh youth in 19,000 enterprises. Aside from that 2.5 lakhs, individuals will profit from ability coaching in agri-enterprises together with beekeeping.
Jammu and Kashmir can maintain greater than 6 lakh bee colonies. With the GI tag for honey and the federal government's futuristic schemes in place, the UT will quickly witness its first 'Candy Revolution'. (ANI)
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