Beekeeping

                               Beekeeping is divided into two sectors:

Traditional sector: In multiple types Ojbah widespread in most rural areas of the country, the Tunisian and characterized by

                   - Decline in the level of development

                   - It does not require expensive funds

                   - Old techniques

                   - Difficulties in the fight against diseases

                   - The lack of continuity for this activity

                   - Double the annual production

Modern sector: In wooden houses and characterized by:

                    - recognizable improvement

                    - Renaissance and contemporary modern accelerated

                    - Subject to deportation

                    - Easy to detect cells and do various interventions

                    - Financing requires expensive compared to the traditional sector

                    - Training in this field is compulsory

                    - Cell productivity and encouraging important

                              The evolution of the production of honey

  ( From 475 tons in 1975 to 3,000 tons in 2009 )

                              Aspects of the quality of honey

* The national program for the production of honey Diversity:

19 sent a pilot project for the production of honey according to the pattern on the biological level 12 states.

* The national program for the production of honey is installed according to the labels of origin:

The feasibility study was completed on the concentration of honey production projects, according to the "installed designations of origin"

                             Types of honey and selected area study on the attribution of the quality of honey signs

* Product in accordance with the designation of source (IGP / IP) Indication Géographique Protégée

Honey wreath ==> Kasserine

Thyme ==> ZAGHOUAN

Honey or rupee ==> Oueslatia

* Product according to the label's proven origin (AOC) Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Honey Alklatos ==> Sejnane

Laboratories relevant sector

* Laboratories monitor the quality of honey:

- Central Laboratory for tests and experiments

- National Institute of Nutrition

- Beekeeping Bamartish Development Center

* Laboratories control diseases and pests of bees:

- Veterinary Research Institute in Tunis

- National School of Veterinary Medicine, Sidi Thabet

Support and funding structures

- The Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency

- Office of Livestock and pasture Tuer

- BTS

- The financing of small and medium enterprises Bank

- Banque Nationale Agricole

- Tunisian Social Solidarity Union

- National Solidarity Fund

- Regional councils States

- NGOs