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Supporting urban pollinators for food and environment

Chethana Casiker, Soubadra Devy, Mridula Paul, and Mallika Sardeshpande

SHEFS
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6 February 2023

Pollinators are a key component of natural and agricultural systems, helping pollinate many important foods such as fruits and vegetables. Indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture seriously threatens populations of pollinators. Additionally, expansion of urban development encroaches not only on surrounding agriculture, but also farm and natural habitats of pollinators. Nevertheless, urban farms and gardens, may in fact, be harnessed to support pollinators and the foods they help propagate.

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