Osun will become one of the highest producers of honey in the world-Aregesola

By Moshood Karim with Agency report

Osogbo-Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday said the state has put mechanism in place to make the state one of the highest producers of honey in the world.

Aregesola stated this in Osogbo while declaring open a national beekeeping workshop organised by the National Board of Technology Incubation (NBTI) in collaboration with the state Modern Bee keeping Association

Speaking on behalf of the governor, the Commissioner for Agric and Food Security, Mr Wale Adedoyin said the state had established an Apiary in Ashi in Odo-otin Local Government Area of the state in order to boost honey production.

 Adedoyin added that industrial grade honey extractors that will enable easy honey extraction from honeycombs have been installed at the project site which would be used by Bee keepers within and outside the state.

He said the state has the potential to compete with top honey producers in the world stressing that state government has laid a foundation by providing bee keeping facilities to help Beekeepers fulfill their potentials

He therefore called on Beekeeper from within and outside the state to make full use of the facilities put in place by the government to fulfill their destiny.

President of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Mr Bayo Ajibade appreciated the efforts and facilities put in place by the government to boost honey production in the state.

Ajidebade commended the state government for establishing a functional Apiary in the state and added that the apiculture in Odo-otin has blossomed into an enviable citadel of apicultural studies.

Present at the workshop tagged “Phase II, knowledge transfer initiative” were Special Advisers to the Governor on Agric and food Security, Quick Impact Intervention, and Federal and State Agric Directors, Agric officers and other participants (NAN)