Did you know that nearly 70% of the world’s pollination is done by bees? That means bees are directly responsible for one-third of the food on our plates. Take onions, for instance — a vegetable whose cultivation largely depends on bee pollination.

India produces 15,000 tonnes of onion seeds every year, and 70% of that is pollinated by honey bees.

But this year, onion fields have seen noticeably fewer bees — a worrying sign for pollination and crop health. The reason? A deadly mix of pesticide use, monoculture........

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