Omkar Sathe

China leads the world in the export of honey. The second leading exporting country isn’t among the usual suspects of the United States (US), India, or Brazil. Ordinarily, countries which have plenty of arable land would have high agricultural exports. However, in honey, China’s closest competitor is New Zealand which exported US $265 million of honey in 2022 trailing just a little short of China’s US $277 million.

China leads the world in the export of honey. The second leading exporting country isn’t among the usual suspects of the United States (US), India, or Brazil. Ordinarily, countries which have plenty of arable land would have high agricultural exports. However, in honey, China’s closest competitor is New Zealand which exported US $265 million of honey in 2022 trailing just a little short of China’s US $277 million.

One area where India needs to act is achieving higher efficiency in water usage. A Global Water Intelligence (GWI) study showed that water loss in India is almost at 50%, which means that one litre of water saved at the consumption point eliminates the need to supply several litres from the main storage, as distribution losses are high. Water preservation is, therefore, important for conserving water. Increasing water usage efficiency has been tried by other water-stressed countries as well.