Potential of low impact agricultural practices in promoting synergies between biodiversity and productivity: A case study with pollinators in coffee farms in the interior of Bahia

Abstract

In order to test the sustainability of models that may allow us to reconcile food production
with biodiversity, we studied 34 coffee farms located in Agropole Mucugê-Ibicoara, Chapada
Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil: 15 with low impact management (ie agro- Biodiversity-friendly) and
19 with high-impact management (conventional agriculture); In which we analyze the characteristics
of the landscape and the type of management used on the patterns of floral visitors
and agricultural production. Farms close to natural areas with low impact management present
greater potential to reconcile production with conservation. A greater wealth of floral visitors
contributes to the increase in coffee production by 30%. The results indicate that it is possible
to generate a scenario of synergies with biodiversity and income for the farmer, through land
use decisions that encourage the conservation of natural areas in the context of crops.