Beyond biodiversity: does “Farming with Alternative Pollinators” also boost farmers’ income in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) fields? a case study in Morocco

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationIndependent / Not associateden
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Agronomic Research Moroccoen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Mons, Research Institute for Biosciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal Agency for Nature Conservationen
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safetyen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
cg.coverage.countryMorocco
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MA
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierAw-Hassan, Aden A.: 0000-0002-9236-4949en
cg.creator.identifierChristmann, Stefanie: 0000-0002-2303-2449en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1551190en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2296-701Xen
cg.journalFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume13en
dc.contributor.authorBencharki, Youssefen
dc.contributor.authorMichez, Denisen
dc.contributor.authorSmaili, Moulay Chrifen
dc.contributor.authorIhsane, Oumaymaen
dc.contributor.authorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en
dc.contributor.authorSsymank, Axelen
dc.contributor.authorRasmont, Pierreen
dc.contributor.authorChristmann, Stefanieen
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-08T17:21:29Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-08T17:21:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174477
dc.titleBeyond biodiversity: does “Farming with Alternative Pollinators” also boost farmers’ income in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) fields? a case study in Moroccoen
dcterms.abstractThe importance of flower visitors for ecosystem resilience and crop production underscores the need to address the current decline of flower visitors worldwide. Farming Alternative Pollinators (FAP), economic and ecological benefits of fields hosting various marketable habitat enhancement plants, developed for flower visitors protection in low- and middle-income countries, showed multiple benefits for farmers of pollinator-dependent crops, but potential benefits of FAP for production of pollinator-independent crops have not yet been assessed. Therefore, we conducted in 2021 FAP trials with wheat (Triticum aestivum) as the main crop in two regions of Morocco where cereals are mainly grown in monocultures in field sizes ranging from 2 to 5 ha. We tested the effects of fields adding marketable habitat enhancement plants (MHEP; coriander and canola) versus control fields on pests, natural enemies, flower visitors, and net income. We found significantly lower abundance and diversity of pests in wheat fields using MHEP, but no effect on natural enemy presence or net income. The strips of MHEP attracted a high number of flower visitors in both regions (Settat and Sidi Slimane), they supported flower visitor communities by providing plant resources and alternative habitat in monocultural landscapes extremely degraded for flower visitors.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2025-03-13en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationYoussef Bencharki, Denis Michez, Moulay Chrif Smaili, Oumayma Ihsane, Aden A. Aw-Hassan, Axel Ssymank, Pierre Rasmont, Stefanie Christmann. (13/3/2025). Beyond biodiversity: does “Farming with Alternative Pollinators” also boost farmers’ income in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ) fields? a case study in Morocco. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 13.en
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dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiersen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectpest controlen
dcterms.subjectcoriandrum sativumen
dcterms.subjectmarketable habitat enhancement plantsen
dcterms.subjectflower visitorsen
dcterms.subjectconservation biocontrolen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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