Speaking during the flagging off of 3.4 tonnes of Organic Honey processed by Mpundu World Honey Limited in Kabwe, Central Province, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Kampamba Mulenga said the market access to China is a milestone to Zambia’s diversification agenda.
Mrs. Mulenga said the export of honey follows the signing of an export protocol by President Edgar Lungu and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jimping during his recent visit to that country.
She appealed to more Bee farmers and out grower schemes to increase the production of Honey now that the market access has been created.
Zambia’s annual honey production is 2500 tonnes and currently only exports 1000 tonnes to the European and African Union leaving a surplus of 1500 metric tonnes.
In August this year, South Africa restricted market access for Zambia’s pure honey because of a consignment allegedly from Zambia that was found to be contaminated with a disease called American foulbrood.
In a letter written to South African importers of pure Zambian honey, the authorities stated that audit samples from a consignment from a farm called Musonda Chitalu and forest fruite, detected American foulbrood.
Let’s develop this thing! It is UNELECTABLE and BITTER!
What da fuuuck??? Is it $34 per ton of honey, or it’s $34 per litre of honey.
These PF numbers sucks. You are telling us about China exports worth $34,000?
Even exporting a meagre amount of US $34000 worth of honey a government minister has to come and launch. Next just taking two loaves of bread to neighbouring Zimbabwe where there is no bread another government official will come and launch.
If HH could be exporting all his cow manure he would be H-alright.
Hahahaha is this a bloody joke or they r just joking historic on 34,000.00 dollars these chaps r jokes a whole minister ka
Honestly, this is not newsworthy and quite a joke! Is this meant to justify the President’s international trips? I bet his trip to China with his whole entourage cost not less than USD1m.
Whatever happened to those samples you sent to Germany…is RSA ban still on ??
Just a low $34,000 launch nonsense ? Call me to come launch it when you export $340m worth of honey and when Zambia’s total exports will be $34bn worth .
Those Scorning the numbers of honey produced , how much are prepared to add to that number?? Besides just perpertual criticisms what are you doing for your country if you are a Zambian at all??.
@ Chendabusiku
What happened to the goat exports to KSA?
Are you Zambian with functional brain or just another !mbecile who believe that pigs can fly?
Surely the figure is small this figure of $34,000 as an expatriate in the diaspora is my two months salary shame
This Mpundu World Honey is Chinese! So, is it China exports honey to China?