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Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination
- Source :
- People and Nature, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 562-572 (2019), People and Nature, 1(4), 562-572, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, People and Nature 1 (2019) 4
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2019.
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Abstract
- 1. Pollination by insects is a key input into many crops, with managed honeybees often being hired to support pollination services. Despite substantial research into pollination management, no European studies have yet explored how and why farmers managed pollination services and few have explored why beekeepers use certain crops. 2. Using paired surveys of beekeepers and farmers in 10 European countries, this study examines beekeeper and farmer perceptions and motivations surrounding crop pollination. 3. Almost half of the farmers surveyed believed they had pollination service deficits in one or more of their crops. 4. Less than a third of farmers hired managed pollinators; however, most undertook at least one form of agri‐environment management known to benefit pollinators, although few did so to promote pollinators. 5. Beekeepers were ambivalent towards many mass‐flowering crops, with some beekeepers using crops for their honey that other beekeepers avoid because of perceived pesticide risks. 6. The findings highlight a number of largely overlooked knowledge gaps that will affect knowledge exchange and co‐operation between the two groups. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Grant/Award Number: 841.11.001; Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja, Grant/Award Number: 43001; Natural Environment Research Council, Grant/Award Number: NE/K015419/1 and NE/N014472/1; Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, Grant/Award Number: V4‐1622 and P1‐0255; Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division; Bayer Crop Science; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Grant/Award Number: oc‐2013‐1‐15320; BBSRC, Grant/ Award Number: BB/R00580X/1; The Scottish Government Rural Affairs and the Environment Strategic Research Programme info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Beekeeping
Pollination
beekeeping
Agricultural Biotechnology
Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
pollination services
Ecosystem services
Agricultural science
Pollinator
lcsh:QH540-549.5
Sustainable agriculture
Rural sociology
lcsh:Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2. Zero hunger
Service (business)
Agricultural Sciences
Pollination management
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
rural sociology
15. Life on land
PE&RC
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Plantenecologie en Natuurbeheer
Business
lcsh:Ecology
lcsh:GF1-900
ecosystem services
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25758314
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- People and Nature, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 562-572 (2019), People and Nature, 1(4), 562-572, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, People and Nature 1 (2019) 4
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....759efa3cd036b6a2533e46e10c586c41