Darwin Initiative Innovation – Farming with Alternative Pollinators for Increased Biodiversity and Smallholder Incomes

The project pilots an innovation whereby farmers plant their fields with different crop combinations to attract and benefit from pollinators. The innovation reduces the loss of biodiversity of pollinators, who in turn increase the quality and quantity of the crops and therefore the farmers’ income. The demonstrations are done in farmers’ fields together with agricultural and environmental advisors. Researchers, donors and policy makers engage through learning visits to promote expansion and scale up of the approach.