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N T I S2010RankCountryExports Nepal World market(2008) shareTable 2.7Attractive Markets for GingerAttractive markets for Ginger (HS 0910.10)Top 10 - Weighted Market Attractiveness IndexGrowth rate(2004-2008)Tariff forNepalTariffadvantageMain competitors1 India 8,123 4.1% 27.4% 0% 30% China, Nigeria, Ethiopia2 Pakistan 0 7.8% 14.4% 9% 5% China, Thailand, Myanmar3 Bangladesh 0 3.9% 42.9% 9% 0% China, Indonesia, India4 USA 0 11.4% 5.3% 0% 0% China, Thailand, Brazil5 Netherlands 0 5.1% 5.3% 0% 0% China, Thailand, Brazil6 UK 0 5.5% 4.8% 0% 0% China, India, Netherlands7 Malaysia 0 4.1% 10.5% 0% 0% China, Indonesia, Thailand8 Germany 0 3.5% 15.0% 0% 0% China, Thailand, Netherlands9 Yemen 0 1.0% 65.2% 5% 0% China, Ethiopia, India10 Viet Nam 0 0.9% 175.4% 20% -5% China, Nigeria, IndiaAttractive markets for Ginger (HS 0910.10)Top 10 by size, growth, openess and current exportstop10 top10 top10 current exports from NepalRank top10 SIZEGROWTH OPENESS (US$ 1,000 in 2008)1 Japan Viet Nam India India 8,1232 USA Yemen Russia Belgium 73 Pakistan Bangladesh Japan4 UK India Belarus5 Netherlands Germany Kazakhstan6 Malaysia Pakistan Switzerland7 India Malaysia USA8 Bangladesh USA New Zealand9 Germany Netherlands10 Saudi Arabia Russia3) HoneyBackground 9The honey sector has attracted considerable attention from government agencies and the donor communityin recent years. Beekeeping and honey production (A. dorsata) is a long-established practice in Nepal.Traditionally, bees are generally kept in log hives and wall hives and are found in different parts of thecountry. Honey can be and is produced all over Nepal. Its abundant forest flora, diversified horticultural andcrop producing farming system, geo-climatic conditions and biodiversity are very conducive for good qualityspecialty honey production. Nepal enjoys the occurrence of five popular species of honeybee: A. cerana, A.dorsata, A. laboriosa and A. florea, which are are indigenous to Nepal, and A. mellifera, which is an exoticspecies. These species are highly concentrated in the Terai and Inner Terai areas. A. cerana and A. mellifera aretwo handy hive bees that are kept in hives. The other three are wild nesting in the open. However, commercialproduction of honey by raising A. mellifera and A. cerana has only been of recent origin. Honey production9Some data and information from ITC (2007a).NEPAL TRADE INTEGRATION STRATEGY 2010BACKGROUND REPORT33