A lack of sustained attention to the economic potential of the local beekeeping industry continues to stunt its growth and cause the country to “miss out” on a multi-million dollar sector, according to Vice President of the National Apiculture Society (NAS) Linden Stewart.
“The sector is worth millions but it has simply not been making the kind of progress that it should,” Stewart told Stabroek Business.
After at least five years, the Beekeeping Bill which the NAS hopes will form the basis of national legislation is yet to secure the focused attention of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), though Stewart told this newspaper that he was now more hopeful that the GLDA would give the bill its full attention.
