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Economic value of insect pollination of major crops in Morocco

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Pollinators play an important role in agriculture, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection, and climate change adaptation. The global decline in pollinators has an impact on food production and human well-being. In this paper, the value of insect pollination for human food crops in Morocco was calculated using a bioeconomic approach. The total value of crop for all selected crops is US$4,549.20 M, while the economic value of insect pollination is US$1,235.06 M, accounting for 8.52% of the total value of the agricultural GDP, and the ratio of vulnerability is 27.15%. Moroccan farmers are hesitant to use pollination services due to a lack of knowledge about the role of insect pollinators in food production. The increasing evidence regarding the importance of pollinators should be incorporated into Morocco’s national agricultural policy to support beekeeping practices and sustainable farming.

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    Rachid Sabbahi

  2. Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Hay Dakhla, P.O. Box 8106, Agadir, Morocco

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Sabbahi, R. Economic value of insect pollination of major crops in Morocco. Int J Trop Insect Sci 42, 1275–1284 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00645-x

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