An EU-funded project has investigated ecosystem services and evaluated the habitats that are essential to maintaining these services, providing useful information to both farmers and policymakers.
Nature is a treasure trove containing many hidden benefits for agriculture, from crop pest control to pollination, known collectively as ecosystem services. While organic farmers are heavily reliant on ecosystem services, on conventional farms there is little active management of the habitats that are needed to support pollinators and predators.
Further details: From bees to pest control – evaluating nature’s hidden services