Table 2 Mean overproduction from 2014 to 2020 before and after insect pollinator loss (%consumption).

From: Insect pollinators can unlock an annual monetary value of more than US $100 million from crop production in Rwanda

 

Crop_type

Overproduction (% consumption)

Before. pollinator.loss

After. pollinator.loss

Direct

 Coffee, green, modest

Stimulants

935.8 ± 213.2

676.8 ± 159.9

 Chillies and peppers, green, modest

Spices/herbs

36.4 ± 7

2.3 ± 5.3

 Groundnuts, little

Nuts/oilseeds

19 ± 8.6

13.1 ± 8.1

 Beans, dry, little

Pulses

7.1 ± 2.2

1.7 ± 2.1

 Tomatoes, great

Vegetables

6.7 ± 0.7

− 62.6 ± 0.2

 Oranges, little

Fruits

− 41.3 ± 4

− 44.2 ± 3.8

 Lemons and limes, little

Fruits

1 ± 1

− 4 ± 1

 Soya beans, modest

Nuts/oilseeds

− 0.5 ± 4.1

− 25.4 ± 3.1

Indirect

 Bananas, increased breeding

Fruits

37.8 ± 0

N.A

 Cassava, fresh, increased breeding

Tubers/roots

0.3 ± 1.9

N.A

 Onions, shallots dry, increased seed production

Vegetables

− 0.5 ± 2.1

N.A

 Pineapples, increased breeding

Fruits

7.7 ± 1

N.A

 Plantains, cooking bananas, increased breeding

Fruits

9.1 ± 0

N.A

 Potatoes, increased breeding

Tubers/roots

8 ± 16.6

NA

 Sweet potatoes, increased breeding

Tubers/roots

17 ± 2.7

N.A

 Yams, increased breeding

Tubers/roots

27 ± 12.2

N.A

None

 Maize (corn), none

Cereals

55.8 ± 10

N.A

 Peas, dry, none

Pulses

11.7 ± 4

N.A

 Rice, none

Cereals

− 30.6 ± 3.1

N.A

 Sorghum , None

Cereals

25.2 ± 3

NA

 Wheat, None

Cereals

− 88 ± 1.5

N.A

  1. Source: Own calculations using FAO_data.