Beekeeping in Yemen becomes a dangerous profession in war


  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Aug 2018

A vendor pours honey at his shop in Sanaa, Yemen July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's beekeepers risk air strikes and land mines as they traverse the country's valleys, transporting their hives on pick-up trucks to produce some of the world's finest honey.

The impoverished Arab state, known for its Sidr honey made from the jujube tree, has endured three years of war that have pushed it to the verge of famine and shattered the economy.

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