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Sweet Revolution: India’s
Blooming Apiculture
climatic zones, hence India
boasts to produce more than
300 varieties of honey, each of
which is unique.
Honey as Business
In 2016, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi launched Sweet
Narayanan Renganathan Revolution highlighting “Every
Chief Procurement Officer, drop of honey holds not just taste
Dabur India Limited but the hard work and hopes of
Chairman, India Honey Alliance
India”. Results of this 2016 vision
are visible now with India’s
honey production growing by
60% in the last 9-10 years. Honey
balance sheet in India is as
Honourable Prime Minister follows (in Metric Tons):
Shri Narendra Modi in the recently Exports: Aided in Growth of
concluded ‘Mann ki Baat’ talked Honey Industry in Last Decade
about Honey Industry and few In the table given on the
success stories across Bharat. next page, it is clearly visible that
He highlighted that honey is exports contributed significantly
not just about sweetness; it is to the growth of Indian Honey
also an example of health, self- Industry in the last 10 years.
employment and self-reliance. Contribution of exports to the
Unlike other countries across Indian Honey Industry grew from
the world, India has varied agro- 36% in 2012-13 to 64% in 2024-25,
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