| Sumario: | The quality of the honey that Argentina offers to the world is the result of the coordinated work of the entire sector, and brings together beekeepers, exporting companies, technicians and researchers. With their sights set on consumers, they all work together so that genuine honey reaches the shelves, just as it is made by bees.
The public-private articulation materialized in the INTA – Nexco S.A. Agreement. is a strategic alliance to produce quality Argentine honey.
The fight against fraud in the global honey market required deepening the control methods with the incorporation of new equipment and the combination of analyzes that increase the sensitivity in the detection of foreign sugars. This required making adjustments to the technological path, adapting it to the new requirements of the market. Given this situation, within the framework of the INTA-Nexco Agreement, a virtual course was organized so that Argentine beekeepers quickly learn about the scope of the fight against fraud, its implications in the global market for quality honey and the new requirements. of the same. In this way, the sector was able to adapt feeding practices to the new requirements and avoid inadvertent contamination of honey. Taking the contents of the virtual course, this manual was prepared that deepens and updates the information related to good food practices with a value chain perspective in the context of fighting fraud. This Manual is a fusion of scientific knowledge and experience shared by the different actors in the chain. It raises the need to adjust feeding practices, and scientifically bases why and how to do it in a clear and accessible way.
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