One-third of the world’s crops demand pollination to set seeds and fruits and the great majority of them are pollinated by many of the estimated 25,000 species of bees. The annual value of this service in the U.S. is calculated at US $6-8 billion and the estimate worldwide is US $ 65-70 billion. Honeybees in many parts of the world have contracted a serious disease and the numbers of honeybee colonies have decreased dramatically. Fruit and vegetable growers in the U.S.A, Canada, Europe, India and several other countries are complaining about poor fruit sets despite good blooming. The International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Pollinators for sustainable agriculture and Ecosystem Services (ICSCMP2014)being organized by V Sivaram Research Foundation from September 24-26, 2014 at NASC Auditorium, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Pusa, New Delhi with the aim of providing a platform for the pollination specialists, ecologists, conservation biologists, agricultural scientists, nature lovers, policy makers, etc., to exchange and disseminate information on the recent advances in conservation and management of pollinators for ecosystem services. ... [Information of the supplier]
