Over 94% of existing plants are flowering. All need pollinators for generations to generations, which back to our daily food and health needs. More than 80% of Pollinators are insects, and related arthrops sensive to pesticides. They contribute to food production by facilitating the pollination of many crops at estimated contribution of over 75%. With the current inadequate pollination, yields of many crops is decline, leading to reduced food availability and crossicutting of huge chemicals application which both lead to increased food prices.
More approaches of nature-based solutions have been reported as successful way to restore the pollinators and soil health. But, still poorly understood. Different institutions were established to make changes to resolve the afromentioned issues. The top actor is International Center of Insects Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). But big gap is still there.
We need to promote nature powers to control the natural phenomena like pests and diseases. Biobotanical solutions, natural enemies, agroecology, and more related best practices can be extanded not only at research or institutional levels, but more efforts are needed at grassroot level.
Here, my meaning to grassroots, there are no much more about these IPM and natural solutions in academic institutions especially at bachelor level in Africa. These are somehow well implemented in european, asian, and amercan institutions. Without young generation participation, there is no way of success, these chemopollutants will continute to denaturate our nature, affecting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and to ending-up of human life.
Thank you.
Dr. Ntirenganya Elie