POLLINATOR BEES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN BRAZIL: REFLECTING MDG 2 IN LIGHT OF POST-NORMAL SCIENCE

Abstract

Carried out by different species, mainly by bees, pollination is an essential process for plant production, whether in agricultural crops or forests, directly affecting food security. However, some threats agricultural practices, the indiscriminate and unplanned land use change, culminates in the reduction of native areas and together the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, revealing itselves as trully threats to Brazilian biodiversity, as well as, to the health and nutrition of their population. This study sought to relate the essentiality of pollinating bees to the development of sustainable agriculture and food security, as indicated in the MDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and Agenda 2030. The complexity and interdisciplinarity of the theme is discussed through concepts of post-science normal, through a bibliometric survey carried out in the “Web of Science” database, between 1900 and 2021, using the terms “pollinator”, “bee pollinator”, “sustainable agriculture” and “food security”. The results showed that most research deals with aspects of life cycles, reproduction, pollinated and visited forest plant species, climatic constraints, crop production methods without mentioning the presence of pollinators or even aspects of public policies for the distribution of food or income, few of them paying attention to the need to integrate themes to promote biodiversity and food security. In the final chapter, public policies are suggested for the joint implementation of goals 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of MDG 2 in Brazil.