By the end of 2024, Dagestani beekeepers will export at least 20 tons of honey to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Contracts had already been signed with the Arab countries, Nadir Akhmedov, the head of the regional Beekeepers' Association said. The first batch of Dagestani honey will be shipped to the KSA and the UAE in October this year. As to Akhmedov Dagestan needs to set up a laboratory to study bee diseases and determine the quality of honey, to build certified honey bottling and packaging plants, to create breeding apiaries for the breeding and selection of bees as well as to restore the Grey Mountain Caucasian bee breed.