Kittur Rani Channamma University

India’s Honey Export Floor Risks Leaving Beekeepers Behind

India’s move to support honey exports may stabilise trade flows, but it does not automatically protect the incomes of beekeepers who sit at the base of the value chain. Analysts say the government must monitor procurement prices, producer margins, processing and compliance costs, inventory build-up and the share of export value that actually reaches producers if the policy is to deliver more than a floor under shipments.