The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health

Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, which provide key nutrients and protect against non-communicable diseases. Today, most crops receive suboptimal pollination because of reduced abundance and diversity of pollina...

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Main Authors: Smith, Matthew R., Mueller, Nathaniel D., Springmann, Marco, Sulser, Timothy B., Garibaldi, Lucas A., Gerber, James S., Wiebe, Keith D., Myers, Samuel S.
Format: Abstract
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127225
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author Smith, Matthew R.
Mueller, Nathaniel D.
Springmann, Marco
Sulser, Timothy B.
Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Gerber, James S.
Wiebe, Keith D.
Myers, Samuel S.
author_browse Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Gerber, James S.
Mueller, Nathaniel D.
Myers, Samuel S.
Smith, Matthew R.
Springmann, Marco
Sulser, Timothy B.
Wiebe, Keith D.
author_facet Smith, Matthew R.
Mueller, Nathaniel D.
Springmann, Marco
Sulser, Timothy B.
Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Gerber, James S.
Wiebe, Keith D.
Myers, Samuel S.
author_sort Smith, Matthew R.
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description Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, which provide key nutrients and protect against non-communicable diseases. Today, most crops receive suboptimal pollination because of reduced abundance and diversity of pollinating insects. We modelled the effects on current global human health from insufficient pollination by quantifying the pollinator-related crop yield gap and lost consumption of pollination-dependent foods by country and region, after accounting for global trade, economic behaviours, and food waste. We also estimated the lost economic value of crop production for the following three diverse case-study countries: Honduras, Nepal, and Nigeria.
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spelling CGSpace1272252025-02-24T06:48:39Z The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health Smith, Matthew R. Mueller, Nathaniel D. Springmann, Marco Sulser, Timothy B. Garibaldi, Lucas A. Gerber, James S. Wiebe, Keith D. Myers, Samuel S. pollination agricultural production food fruits vegetables nuts legumes nutrients diseases insects health crop yields consumption crop production impact model resource management prices nutrition malnutrition food supply trade food security climate change models agricultural products crop yield consumers Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, which provide key nutrients and protect against non-communicable diseases. Today, most crops receive suboptimal pollination because of reduced abundance and diversity of pollinating insects. We modelled the effects on current global human health from insufficient pollination by quantifying the pollinator-related crop yield gap and lost consumption of pollination-dependent foods by country and region, after accounting for global trade, economic behaviours, and food waste. We also estimated the lost economic value of crop production for the following three diverse case-study countries: Honduras, Nepal, and Nigeria. 2022-10 2023-01-16T15:21:20Z 2023-01-16T15:21:20Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127225 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150391 Open Access Elsevier Smith, Matthew R.; Mueller, Nathaniel D.; Springmann, Marco; Sulser, Timothy; Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Gerber, James; Wiebe, Keith D.; Myers, Samuel S. 2022. The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health. Lancet Planetary Health 6(1): S3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00265-0
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agricultural production
food
fruits
vegetables
nuts
legumes
nutrients
diseases
insects
health
crop yields
consumption
crop production
impact model
resource management
prices
nutrition
malnutrition
food supply
trade
food security
climate change
models
agricultural products
crop yield
consumers
Smith, Matthew R.
Mueller, Nathaniel D.
Springmann, Marco
Sulser, Timothy B.
Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Gerber, James S.
Wiebe, Keith D.
Myers, Samuel S.
The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title_full The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title_fullStr The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title_full_unstemmed The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title_short The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
title_sort lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health
topic pollination
agricultural production
food
fruits
vegetables
nuts
legumes
nutrients
diseases
insects
health
crop yields
consumption
crop production
impact model
resource management
prices
nutrition
malnutrition
food supply
trade
food security
climate change
models
agricultural products
crop yield
consumers
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127225
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