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A future without bees
Manage episode 265831516 series 1314884
Tech companies have developed drones to drop pollen on orchards or shoot it at crops through pipes from tractors.
They’re responding to a crisis in insect pollination as studies suggest numbers of both wild pollinators and farmed bees are declining. This could have a serious knock-on effect on how we grow our fruit and veg. But some experts argue high-tech alternatives are a short-term solution to a much bigger and long-term problem.
Presented and produced by Claire Bates
384 episodes
Manage episode 265831516 series 1314884
Tech companies have developed drones to drop pollen on orchards or shoot it at crops through pipes from tractors.
They’re responding to a crisis in insect pollination as studies suggest numbers of both wild pollinators and farmed bees are declining. This could have a serious knock-on effect on how we grow our fruit and veg. But some experts argue high-tech alternatives are a short-term solution to a much bigger and long-term problem.
Presented and produced by Claire Bates
384 episodes
Alle Folgen
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