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| Garibay, Salvador; Gänz, Peter; Vandame, Rémy. |
| Mexico is often described as a cornucopia, a land with high diversity in ecosystems, crops, fauna and flora. These are superb preconditions for organic honey production. Already the pre-hispanic Maya cultures produced honey from the native stingless bee (Meliponini) before the Spanish introduced European honey bee (Apis mellifera L). The main beekeeping product in Mexico is honey. Mexico ranks sixth in the world in honey production (57,000 t) and third as an exporter (25,000 t). Two conditions allow Mexico to possess an enormous potential for organic honey production. First, the beekeeping with Africanized honeybees: despite the problems derived from their defensiveness, these bees have great qualities in terms of natural defences against main diseases,... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Markets and trade. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17946/1/garibay%2Detal%2D2010%2Dapimondia.pdf |
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