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Economic valuation of pollination service in Chitwan, Nepal / S. C. Dhakal in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University, Volume 2 (2018)
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Title : Economic valuation of pollination service in Chitwan, Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: S. C. Dhakal, Author Publication Date: 2018 Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Bioeconomic approach, consumers' surplus, pollinators' decline, vulnerability Abstract: Pollination is a regulatory and production form of ecosystem service. In the global scenario of
declining pollinators, the study on potential consequential economic loss and ways to conserve them
are essential. In this context, this study was conducted to estimate the economic value of pollination and
vulnerability of agriculture to pollinator decline in Chitwan district of Nepal. Bioeconomic approach,
which integrated the production dependence ratio on pollinators with total economic value, for the food
crops grown in the district was used to assess the economic value of pollination. The total economic
value of pollination in the study district accounted to about NRs. 999 millions which represented
11% of the total value of the agricultural production used for human food in 2014 in Chitwan district.
In terms of welfare, the consumer surplus losses were estimated as NRs. 1,893 millions and NRs.
3,102 millions for assumed price elasticities of − 1.2 and − 0.8, respectively. Vegetables (48.8%)
were the leading crop category in value of insect pollination and vulnerability, followed by edible
oil crops (24.9%), fruit (9.4%) and pulses (1.8%). Hence, it is recommended that farmers, policy
makers, researchers and other stakeholders are to be mindful of such great value of pollination and its
vulnerability to protect pollinators and sustain the environment along with promotion of the peoples’
livelihoods.Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Economic_valuation_of_pollination_service [...]
in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018)[article] Economic valuation of pollination service in Chitwan, Nepal [printed text] / S. C. Dhakal, Author . - 2018.
Languages : English (eng)
in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018)
Keywords: Bioeconomic approach, consumers' surplus, pollinators' decline, vulnerability Abstract: Pollination is a regulatory and production form of ecosystem service. In the global scenario of
declining pollinators, the study on potential consequential economic loss and ways to conserve them
are essential. In this context, this study was conducted to estimate the economic value of pollination and
vulnerability of agriculture to pollinator decline in Chitwan district of Nepal. Bioeconomic approach,
which integrated the production dependence ratio on pollinators with total economic value, for the food
crops grown in the district was used to assess the economic value of pollination. The total economic
value of pollination in the study district accounted to about NRs. 999 millions which represented
11% of the total value of the agricultural production used for human food in 2014 in Chitwan district.
In terms of welfare, the consumer surplus losses were estimated as NRs. 1,893 millions and NRs.
3,102 millions for assumed price elasticities of − 1.2 and − 0.8, respectively. Vegetables (48.8%)
were the leading crop category in value of insect pollination and vulnerability, followed by edible
oil crops (24.9%), fruit (9.4%) and pulses (1.8%). Hence, it is recommended that farmers, policy
makers, researchers and other stakeholders are to be mindful of such great value of pollination and its
vulnerability to protect pollinators and sustain the environment along with promotion of the peoples’
livelihoods.Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Economic_valuation_of_pollination_service [...]