First high-tech automatic beeswax foundation sheet manufacturing unit opens

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain opened Pakistan's first high-tech beeswax sheet plant at the National Agricultural Research Centre in Islamabad, according to Business Recorder. The facility sits within the Honeybee Research Institute and is intended to upgrade beekeeping in the country, boost domestic output of good-quality sheets, and give beekeepers easier access to modern equipment.

Hussain argued that honeybees contribute to crop pollination, farm output and food security, not just honey production. He called for stronger focus on quality assurance, certification, traceability, value addition, packaging and marketing so that Pakistani honey can reach high-value markets in Europe, Japan and North America. He also encouraged young people to view beekeeping as a modern agribusiness with room for new jobs.

At the event he formally opened the unit, walked through several sections, and was briefed in detail on the equipment and how the sheets are made. He noted that cooperation with Türkiye would expand in agricultural research, technology and beekeeping, and thanked the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency for its support to Pakistan's farming and rural sectors.