This is mixing up beekeeping with the issues facing wild bees and other pollinators. Not only that, but the statistics are incorrect. I expect better of IPBES!
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18 Nov 2019
"The importance of the #apiculture sector is far greater than its contribution to GDP, as over 80 percent of #crop yields and 75 percent of European food production depend on 🐝bee #pollination." —Minister of Agriculture of Hungary 🇭🇺 István Nagy euobserver.com/opinion/14660…
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Replying to @JeffOllerton
Hi Jeff - thanks as always for engaging. The piece is an Opinion-editorial by the Enviro Minister of an IPBES member State - it’s shared to alert our community to a viewpoint - not to endorse the stats (as u know IPBES has a lengthy Report on this from 2016)

Nov 18, 2019 · 3:29 PM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES
Yes, I know - but the stats in the viewpoint contradict those in the IPBES report!
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Indeed - we knew the piece would generate dialogue when shared - happy for instance to see the side-bar on your own feed re. economics and adulteration when you shared it in turn. One of our aims on Twitter is to feed constructive community dialogue
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