Islamabad (TDI): Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) visited the Honeybee Research Institute housed inside the National Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and discussed avenues of collaboration.
“Since 2017, TİKA & NARC have implemented 7 joint projects, empowering hundreds of beekeepers across Pakistan,” TİKA posted on X about the visit.
The research institute itself was established by a joint initiative of TİKA and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC).
The Turkish Agency supports beekeeping and research in Pakistan under the vision “Sustainable honey, thriving communities.”
We visited Pakistan’s NARC Honeybee Research Institute to discuss new avenues of collaboration.
Since 2017, TİKA & NARC have implemented 7 joint projects, empowering hundreds of beekeepers across 🇵🇰
🍯 Sustainable honey, thriving communities!#Beekeeping #Apiculture #Islamabad pic.twitter.com/gcqxxrBL0m
— TİKA İslamabad (@tikaislamabad) April 11, 2025
TİKA is Turkey’s state-run agency which mostly works under the auspices of Turkish Embassy in Islamabad, and supports vocational trainings, institutes for children with special needs, research collaborations, and a range of other initiatives as and when needed.
Beekeeping is a small to medium industry in Pakistan which engages many people who have adopted traditional ways of rearing honeybees and collecting honey, which is later sold for profits.
Twenty two different varieties of honey are produced in Pakistan. However, some recent reports recorded a drop in this number owing to shrunk flowering seasons, caused by climate change.
The Honeybee Research Institute empowers and innovates traditional beekeeping with market efficient modern ways and methods.
Nuzhat Rana is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
