FAO Livestock Technical Network Newsletter - Focus on: bees

 

Livestock Technical Network

Focus on bees
Newsletter No 86, 30 September 2020

 

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Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are
of paramount importance for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity.

Despite all this, bees are increasingly under threat from human activities. We have to act now as individuals, farmers, intergovernmental organizations, academia, governments and decision-makers, to sustain and protect the important work of the bees.

the Editor

 

FAO's Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture
See here

Beekeeping on TECA - Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers
More here

Good beekeeping practices: Practical manual on how to identify and control the main diseases of the honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Read here

 

 

 

See online version

FAO Livestock Technical Network coordination team:
Daniela Battaglia, Tonia Galasso

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