Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda

Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the world’s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most afflicted are...

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Autores principales: Wielgosz, Benjamin, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Tsegai, Daniel, Ringler, Claudia
Formato: Artículo preliminar
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154110
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author Wielgosz, Benjamin
Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo
Tsegai, Daniel
Ringler, Claudia
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Ringler, Claudia
Tsegai, Daniel
Wielgosz, Benjamin
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Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo
Tsegai, Daniel
Ringler, Claudia
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description Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the world’s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most afflicted are part of farming households; therefore agriculture, poverty, and health are intimately linked through malaria. Uganda has the highest malaria parasite transmission in the world and is an important case study due to the role agricultural development has played in increasing malaria transmission within the country, according to the literature reviewed here. This review brings together current research from agricultural economics, environmental science, and epidemiology to provide a foundation for research directly addressing how malaria relates these fields to one another in malaria-endemic settings such as the East African highlands. While each field has addressed malaria within existing academic frameworks, this literature review should support further interdisciplinary research by providing a detailed and well-documented account of integrative work on malaria to date.
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spelling CGSpace1541102025-11-06T05:18:39Z Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda Wielgosz, Benjamin Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Tsegai, Daniel Ringler, Claudia malaria agriculture health ecology integrated pest management pesticides farmer field schools extension Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the world’s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most afflicted are part of farming households; therefore agriculture, poverty, and health are intimately linked through malaria. Uganda has the highest malaria parasite transmission in the world and is an important case study due to the role agricultural development has played in increasing malaria transmission within the country, according to the literature reviewed here. This review brings together current research from agricultural economics, environmental science, and epidemiology to provide a foundation for research directly addressing how malaria relates these fields to one another in malaria-endemic settings such as the East African highlands. While each field has addressed malaria within existing academic frameworks, this literature review should support further interdisciplinary research by providing a detailed and well-documented account of integrative work on malaria to date. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:33Z 2024-10-01T13:59:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154110 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Wielgosz, Benjamin; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; Tsegai, Daniel; Ringler, Claudia. 2012. Malaria and agriculture : A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1232. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154110
spellingShingle malaria
agriculture
health
ecology
integrated pest management
pesticides
farmer field schools
extension
Wielgosz, Benjamin
Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo
Tsegai, Daniel
Ringler, Claudia
Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title_full Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title_fullStr Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title_short Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
title_sort malaria and agriculture a global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in east africa and uganda
topic malaria
agriculture
health
ecology
integrated pest management
pesticides
farmer field schools
extension
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154110
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