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"en.20111115.27.2-434-446"2
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"Almost 85% of plant species and over 75% of our food production is dependent on pollination by bees. The beekeeping sector is also an integral part of our agriculture because apian products are very important and exceptional agricultural products, not only as food, but for the production of medicines and other purposes. The beekeeping sector is, directly and indirectly, an important employer and a source of income for over 600 000 beekeepers in Europe. We are seeing an increased mortality among honeybees, which is threatening food production and environmental stability. However, there is a lack of fully representative comparative data on honeybee colony losses. There is a need to standardise national counting systems. To determine the cause of bee mortality, research in this field should be increased and made more specific, and joint programmes at European level should be undertaken. There is no unambiguous knowledge of the extent to which plant protection products or diseases and pests are the cause of bee mortality. One thing is certain, namely, that training of farmers in good practice in the use of plant protection products that are not harmful to bees should be supported. I want to point out that there is a lack of suitable research on the possible adverse effects of GM crops on the health of bees. Let us remember that agriculture cannot exist without bees, and bees cannot exist without agriculture. We need agriculture which is sustainable and produces food products of sufficient quantity and quality."@en1
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