CONTRIBUTION OF POLLINATORS IN PERUVIAN AGRICULTURE AND RANKING OF CROPS BASED ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE

Gonzales-Bustamante L.E. · Ecologia Aplicada (2025) · DOI: 10.21704/rea.v24i1.2281

Resumen

The ecosystem service of pollination contributes significantly to food security and is provided by animals, mainly insects, which are being affected by climatic variables and anthropogenic activity This has encouraged studies to estimate the economic value of said service in order to obtain awareness tools for the protection of pollinators. The objective of this research was to estimate the contribution of pollinators in Peru in three agricultural production variables at national scale – the pollinated area, production as a result of pollination, and economic value of said production – in addition to establishing a ranking of the most significant crops based on the economic value. The 2023 Peruvian agricultural statistics (national level) were used, and the values of the mentioned agricultural variables of dependent crops were multiplied by the dependency index of crops with respect to pollinators (DR). In 37 crops with varying DR values (0.25 – 0.95), the contribution of these insects reaches US$ 1 037 million (Mll); a pollinated area of 298 643 ha; and a production volume of 2.4 Mll tons. In descending order, the ranking of crops with the highest economic contribution from pollinators were blueberries, cocoa, avocado, coffee, Brazil nut, and oil palm. © Departamento Académico de Biología, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima – Perú.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina