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19449623

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
In most developing countries, crop production is by small scale farmers, who mainly produce for their own consumption and the extra for market. Pollination in such systems is unmanaged and is usually incidental, supported by nearby ecosystems. One of the reasons of not managing pollination is the lack of understanding of its economic value. The "public-good" nature of pollination in these systems also discourages individual initiatives intended to conserve pollinators. We evaluate the economic returns from bee pollination in small-holder farming systems. To do this we apply the factor of production method, a form of revealed preferences methods available for valuing ecosystem services. Our analyses show that bee pollination enhances the yield of most crops grown in the farmland and improves immensely the quality of produce. Almost 40% of the annual value of crops under consideration represented the net returns derived from bee pollination. More than 99% of this benefit is attributed to pollination by feral bees. We provide in-depth valuation of pollination service and discuss applicability and limitations of the factor of production method in developing countries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-0493
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
467-73
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Economic benefit of crop pollination by bees: a case of Kakamega small-holder farming in western Kenya.
pubmed:affiliation
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute-National Agricultural Research Laboratories. P.O. Box 14733, 00800 Nairobi, Kenya. jkasina@uni-bonn.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't