Operational Risk Assessment for the Pollination Service with Apis mellifera Bees in Cashew Crops in Vichada, Colombia

Table 2

Identified risks and prioritization values using the FMEA scale.

#	Risk	•RPN
1	Loss of cashew productivity during harvest due to unexpected rains with intensity greater than 2 days during flowering	405
2	Loss of cashew productivity due to low visit of pollinators to the cashew during flowering	90
3	Economic losses due to noncompliance with the pollination service (over 10% service)	192
4	Economic loss due to a decrease in the price of cashew nuts below $0.80 per kg	96
5	Economic loss due to an increase in prices of beekeeping supplies	96
6	Productivity losses due to disease dissipation in cultivation, with the bee acting as a vehicle for crosscontamination	168
7	Economic losses due to theft of hives with bees	315
8	Decrease of the pollination service contract due to competition with other pollinators	210
9	Economic loss of the beekeeper due to a decrease in the population of bees caused by diseases and pests in the hive	378
10	Loss of hives due to attack by bush animals	168
11	Economic losses due to incompatibility of bees with crop management activities	336
12	Economic losses due to burns of the cashew crop (greater than 10% burns)	350
13	Economic losses due to theft of cashew	360
14	Loss of bees due to exposure to agrochemicals	63
15	Economic losses of cashew due to yields less than 20% with the pollination service included	180
16	Economic losses due to hiring inexperienced personnel in bee management and pollination	270
17	Reduction of the service contract due to lack of education in management and reaction to bee attacks	270
18	Decrease in the service contract due to a bad image of the business due to aggressive bees	210
19	Loss of bees due to little floral diversity to feed bees	144

•RPN = risk factor. Source: Experts, [4], [23], [11, 24], [12, 23]. The values in bold are the risks prioritized for having higher scores.