Avaliação socioeconômica do serviço de polinização em uma paisagem agrícola nos municípios de Ibicoara e Mucugê, Chapada Diamantina-BA

Abstract

The first chapter of this study presents an economic approach to the service of pollination and its role in food production in the agricultural landscape of Ibicoara and Mucugê, between the years 2004 and 2013. This analysis brought important results that make it possible to understand the monetary value of the action of pollinators as part of agricultural production, how vulnerable the landscape becomes to a potential loss of the pollination service, as well as the trends in modifications of agricultural crop production in the mentioned years. However, as this market-based approach does not provide parameters to support a proposition of actions for the conservation of the pollination service, it was sought to complement the results generated by this study with a new approach. In this sense, the second chapter complements the previous chapter and seeks to understand the pollination service in the context of the landscape of the mentioned municipalities through the analysis of the multiple aspects that interfere in the lives of local rural landowners, considering that this approach makes it possible to provide important results to support the proposition of actions for the conservation of the pollination service in the studied municipalities. This study intends to offer support to local social actors for the discussion of the topic, with a view to possible future deliberations in the municipalities of Ibicoara and Mucugê, understanding that proposals for the conservation action of the pollination service in the agricultural landscape should not be imposed on society.