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Honey production down as bees are killed by chemicals

The CEO Premier Foods Limited Joseph Choge, KALRO Director Dr Evans Ilatsia and Nicholas Kahiga from Industrial Promotion Services compare some of the honey products in the market on 2/3/21. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The overuse of chemicals in farms and deforestation has adversely affected honey production forcing consumers to rely on imports.

This has been worsened by an influx of cheap and adulterated honey from both local and international traders.

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