Question

Which is the National agency that encourages bee-keeping in India ?

1. Department of Apiculture
2. National Bee Research Institute
3. National Bee Board
4. Honey Development Corporation

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : National Bee Board

The correct answer is National Bee Board.

National Bee Board is the National agency that encourages bee-keeping in India.

• National Bee Board:
  • It was registered as a society under the societies registration Act, 1860 in 2000 by the small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC).
  • Later reconstituted in June 2006.
  • It comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
  • India is ranked fifth in the world in terms of honey production.
• The National Beekeeping and Honey Mission were announced by the Central Government under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat package in 2020.
  • It has allocated 500 crores towards Beekeeping under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan.

• Department of Apiculture is located in Bangalore.
  • The method of rearing honeybees is called apiculture.
• National Bee Research Institute is located in Pune, Maharashtra.