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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2022.02.0.007

Evaluation of Crop Production Increase through Insect Pollination Service in Korean Agriculture  

Jung, Chuleui (Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University)
Shin, Jong Hwa (Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.61, no.1, 2022 , pp. 229-238 More about this Journal
Abstract
Animal pollination is an important ecosystem service provided mostly by diverse insect groups such as bees and hover flies. Maintaining agricultural productivity and securing the nutritional balance are closely tied to human wellbeing. This study aimed to estimate the pollination dependent food production in Korean agricultural system. Crop production data were obtained from Korean statistical information service (KOSIS) data of 2015. By implementing pollination dependency, crop production and market price, contribution of insect pollination to crop production increase were estimated from total 71 crops including 12 cereals, 19 fruits, 18 field vegetables, 13 greenhouse vegetables and 9 specialty crops. Mean pollination dependency of all crops were 29.2% and it was higher on fruits, specialty crops and greenhouse vegetables as well, but low (7.5%) in cereal crops. Pollination dependent (PD) production was estimated as 17.8% of total agricultural crop production with the economic value of 6,850 (6,508-7,193) billion won. Especially, PD production of greenhouse vegetables accounted 49.2% followed by fruits of 42.9%. Even specialty crop also showed higher PD production (35.9%). It was obvious that pollination is the vital service for agricultural production as well as nutritional security in Korea. Further protection and enhancing the pollination service were discussed with integrated pollinator-pest management (IPPM) strategies.
Keywords
Pollination; Dependence; Climate change; Security; IPPM;
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