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#News(AgriTech) [ via IoTForIndiaGroup ]
Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO of ApisProtect, an Irish Agtech innovator using the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor honey bee colonies highlights the importance of protecting honey bees “In many countries, up to 50% of our honey bees are dying every year. A host of problems, diseases, and pests are devastating hive populations around the globe. It’s becoming harder and harder every year for beekeepers to manage the variety of problems their bees are experiencing.”
However, many countries are experiencing extensive honey bee loses, in the U.S., commercial beekeepers reported declines of 38 percent of colonies in 2015-2016. In Ireland alone, we have 98 different species of bee: the honeybee, 20 different bumblebees and 77 different solitary bees. We know that one third of Irish bee species are threatened with extinction.Contributing €153 billion worth of pollination to the agri-food industry annually, honey bees play an essential role in global food production. One third of all food that we eat depends on pollinators, and there are 91 million managed beehives worldwide.
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