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85% of sites had suffered declines in pollinator species richness of between 10 and 50% over the past 80-100 years.

Scientists are using this technique in India to boost the production of moringa, a superfood that can end hunger globally.

<p>Planting flowers beside food crops on farms in India attracts bees, boosts pollination and improves crop yield and quality, researchers have found.</p>

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There are over 20,000 bee species and together they help pollinate more than 75% of the world’s leading food crops. Honeybees tend to hog the limelight, but few realise how important diversity is to this process. Having lots of different species of pollinating insects on farmland can lead to better crop yields, while crops attended by fewer species tend to set less fruit and produce fewer seeds. For food systems to maintain a stable output each year, farms need pollinator numbers to remain s...

Insect diversity boosts longterm stability of crop pollination services By (0) Fields and farms with greater insect diversity could provide more stable pollination for nearby crops, according to new research. Photo by Deepa Senapathi/University of Reading March 17 (UPI) -- Farms surrounded by a greater diversity of insect populations benefit from more stable, reliable pollination services, according to a new study. In a first-of-its-kind study, published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings o...