Background Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) addresses the challenge of meeting the
growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer …

Agroforestry has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of its potential to
reduce poverty, improve food security, reduce land degradation and mitigate climate …

Whether modern agriculture without conventional pesticides will be possible or not is a
matter of debate. The debate is meaningful within the context of rising health and …

Global trends in pollinator‐dependent crops have raised awareness of the need to support
managed and wild bee populations to ensure sustainable crop production. Provision of …

Global declines in honeybees have led to concerns about negative impacts on food
production because of low levels of pollination. This is exemplified in California where the …

Within-farm habitat enhancements such as hedgerows could aid pest control in adjacent
crops; however, there is little information on whether small-scale restoration impacts pests …

Habitat restoration to promote wild pollinator populations is becoming increasingly common
in agricultural lands. Yet, little is known about how wild bees, globally the most important …

Pollinator-dependent growers seek alternative pollination models as pollination-security
concerns grow. Pollination reservoirs, set-aside bee foraging areas, may offer growers a …

In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing
phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collapsing, leaving behind …

Pollinating insects are not only important in wild plant pollination, but also in the production
of a large number of crops. Oilseed rape production is increasing globally due to demands …