Caring for Pollinators - Bundesamt für Naturschutz

Dias The Brazilian Pollinators Initiative (BPI)
Subproject 1: Assessment and Management of Pollinators of
Mangaba (Hancornia speciosa, Apocynaceae) and West Indian Cherry
(Malpighia emarginata, Malpighiaceae) in the State of Paraíba
Objective: to elaborate an assessment and management of
the mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa, Apocynaceae) and
aceroleira or West Indian cherry (Malpighia emarginata,
Malpighiaceae) pollinators.
Administration: Federal University of Pernambuco
Development Support Foundation - FADE, in partnership
with the Federal University of Pernabuco - UFPE, the
Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, The Campina
Grande Federal University and the Paraíba State
Corporation for Agriculture Research.
Agreement value: US$ 26,359.46 funded by PROBIO, with a
co-funding of US$ 116,344.82.
(This subproject has received an initial
disbursement from PROBIO of US$ 55.539,25).
Subproject 2: Pollinators Assessment and Management in Mango
(Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae) and Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp,
Passifloraceae) of the São Francisco valley in the State of Pernambuco
Objective: to conduct a pollinators assessment in the São
Francisco Valley traditional and organic crops mainly
Mango (Mangifera indica) and Passion Fruit (Passiflora
edulis) crops.
Administration: The Embrapa Center for the Semi-Arid.
Agreement value: US$ 37,5155.51 funded by PROBIO, with a
co-funding of US$ 79,665.86.
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