Representatives of at least 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries are attending in this capital the First Latin American Beekeeper Meeting and the Cuban congress of that specialty.

Regional technicians, specialists, and businesspeople will meet until Friday on market issues and chemical pollution of honeycomb areas, Cuban Beekeeper Association (SAC) President Martha Vazquez Luaces said.

She also said other issues of interest are related to improvement of quality, diversification of products, and propositions to create the Latin American Apiarist Society, which will contribute to integration of its members.

International Apiculture Society Federation (APIMONDIA) President Theodore Cherbulies will give the first lecture of the event, which includes the National Festival about honey, to be held on Friday at the Agricultural Fair venue in Boyeros, a municipality of this capital.

Cuba uses honey in hospitals, and propolios in therapies for scar tissue formation on wounds or burns.

The Island achieved its largest production since 1990 in 2006, and those products are mainly exported to Europe.

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