The Syngenta company announced the launch in Peru of "Operation Pollinator", a project on biodiversity, applied in 48 countries, which aims to boost populations of beneficial insects in the agricultural sector. "Operation Pollinator" is part of The Good Growth Plan, through which the company commits to invest US$2000 billion in sustainable agriculture by 2025 globally.

Peru is the fourth country in Latin America where Syngenta implements this program, and it will do so with the contribution of researchers from this country, starting especially in the Lambayeque region. Once the second phase of this project has been completed and with the help of three large Peruvian farmers, it is expected to benefit their productivity thanks to the sustainable action of these pollinating insects.

“In recent years, pollination has been threatened by various factors, such as habitat loss, environmental pollution, climate change, among others. In this sense, Operación Polinizador was born to help create new habitats on the margins of agricultural fields, directly increasing the number of pollinators, improving biodiversity in general and supporting producers with the sustainability of their crops”, Yovanny said. Jimenez, manager of Syngenta Peru.

The first phase of the project, which aims to identify the compatible fauna and flora species to be a refuge for pollinators, has begun in 2022 at the hands of renowned researchers. According to the FAO, at least 75% of the crops around the world depend on them and bees are the main representatives of this group. In this sense, Operation Pollinator joins with the academy to generate favorable habitats, which contributes to a better nutritional and food supply.

Once the initial phase of the project has been completed, the objective is to continue with the following ones from 2023, which will consist of planting vegetation and carrying out new samplings to identify the impact at the population level of pollinating and beneficial insects.

“Our commitment to the field is what has united us with the Pollinator Operation program. We seek to identify the vegetation that favors pollinators, identify native species, and generate recommendations for the creation and management of appropriate borders for crops. All with the aim of improving the nutritional and food offer and generating new contributions to sustainable agriculture. Pollinators make it possible to integrate biodiversity into agricultural production systems,” said researcher Carlos Granada Wong, from the National University of Piura.

To feed a growing population in the face of climate change, we need to transform agriculture to maximize productivity and food quality while restoring the health of our planet. Regenerative agriculture uses a combination of best practices enabled by cutting-edge technology to develop resilient and prosperous food systems that improve farmers' livelihoods, said Yovanny Jimenez, Syngenta Manager in Peru.