Four species have been reared for export. With development of the Bali market, additional species are being reared. One major problem which detracted from this success, was poor butterfly emergence once they arrived in England. But even though there has been some production of honey, it has been difficult to find enough in marketable quantity - most honey either being eaten on the spot or sold within the village. To assist with this, harvesting of comb honey has been promoted, and the Rahmat group have started collecting and boxing comb honey.
Demand is so far exceeding supply.
In the Napu Valley, the honey hunting seasons have not been very productive, perhaps because of unusual climatic conditions. To overcome this, an agreement was signed between TNC and the honey hunters whereby TNC provided capital funds to buy honey in the village, with the aim of reselling it in Palu at better prices. Through this simple but effective action, the value of honey to the hunters has risen from Rp 2,000 per bottle to Rp 3,750. So far 180 bottles have been bought and resold at Rp 5,000 per bottle, the profit accruing to the agency to repay the loan. Rafting Enterprise development continues slowly.