Syngenta launches Operation Pollinator
Pollinating insects are crucial for the success of many natural habitats and the production of many food crops. More than 80% of European crop types are directly dependent upon native insects for their pollination. Pollination by native bees and other pollinating insects is worth an estimated EUR 5bn a year to Europe’s farmers whilst the value of pollinators to the global ecosystem is put at EUR 150bn a year.
However, numbers of pollinating insects have declined significantly across Europe in recent years with two of the main causes are said to be loss of feeding sites and breeding areas. Syngenta’s Operation Pollinator is therefore targeting 10,000 hectares of dedicated habitat for pollinating insects to boost their numbers and will be rolled out on commercial farms in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the UK.
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