Damascus-SANA
The second Honey and Silk Festival is an economic, agricultural and scientific event to introduce Syrian honey, its quality and types, and to allow the exchange of experiences between exhibitors and knowledge of experiences and benefit from them, according to what was confirmed by a number of participants in the festival, which is held in the hall of the Church of the Cross in Al-Qasaa, Damascus.
The participants explained in a statement to SANA that the festival is a practical event with a marketing value that includes beekeepers' products that are guaranteed quality and subject to analysis, in addition to production requirements, wooden beehives, and medical and food industries from the materials produced by bees.
Beekeeper Amin Al-Qabaqli from Lattakia pointed out the importance of participating in the festival because it constitutes a direct link between producers and consumers and to provide the material at the appropriate price, thus increasing sales, improving the production process and blocking the way for promoters of adulterated honey, pointing out that there is a competition during the days of the festival to honor 10 people from Participants to encourage the consumption of honey and promote consumer culture about its benefits.
For his part, the Secretary of the Beekeepers’ Committee at the Damascus Chamber of Agriculture and the General Manager of Saydnaya Honey Company, Abdullah Murad, stated that he is participating for the second time in the festival with natural honey products from Saydnaya’s outcrops at reasonable prices, pointing out that the festival is an opportunity to open a direct communication portal between the consumer and the producer, so that people can learn about bee products from its source.
In turn, the Director of Publicity and Advertising at Chamin Natural Herbs Company, Hossam Sleik, explained that the company offers its natural herbal products, including products mixed with honey, including ginger with honey, flowers with honey and other products in addition to natural honey conditions, indicating the importance of participation to get to know the products of beekeepers and what is new to them.
The head of the Damascus Chamber of Agriculture, Bashar al-Malik, explained the importance of the festival as it contributes to encouraging breeders to return to establishing beehives again, restore the profession to its former glory, and move towards promoting their products by adopting new models that attract consumers.
What distinguishes the festival this year is the participation of silk manufacturers in the festival, where Muhammad Abbas from Masyaf – Deir Mama explained that his town is the only one that still maintains silkworm breeding and the production of silk thread and textiles despite all the difficulties, stressing that participation is to introduce silk products to the rising generations and restore the brilliance of this industry To which the Ministry of Agriculture has given great attention, noting that silk prices in Syria are lower than they are in other countries.
The festival, which is organized by the Damascus Chamber of Agriculture in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, opened its activities yesterday with the participation of about 41 beekeepers from various governorates, and it will continue until the 18th of this month.
Bushra Barhoum and Ghassoub Abboud
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