Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases
Malaria, schistosomiasis (bilharzia), and Japanese encephalitis are the major vector-borne diseases whose increase or decrease can be attributed to agricultural water development (see table). Others include dengue fever, yellow fever, and filariasis. Young children in poor communities are particular...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| author | Mutero, Clifford M. McCartney, Matthew P. Boelee, Eline |
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| description | Malaria, schistosomiasis (bilharzia), and Japanese encephalitis are the major vector-borne diseases whose increase or decrease can be attributed to agricultural water development (see table). Others include dengue fever, yellow fever, and filariasis. Young children in poor communities are particularly affected: malaria is among the top five causes of death among under-fives in Sub-Saharan Africa; schistosomiasis among children affects growth, nutritional status, and cognitive development; and encephalitis occurs mainly in young children... Water development projects bring important benefits locally and globally. Yet it is often assumed that irrigation will bring health benefits to all, regardless of their socioeconomic standing within a community. In reality, the economic and social impacts of irrigation are diverse and widespread, and neither costs nor benefits are evenly distributed among community members. In Sub-Saharan Africa, as elsewhere in the world, there is increasing recognition of the need to reduce the negative impacts of agricultural development on ecosystems and peoples’ health. Unless well-targeted interventions are made, the most vulnerable—notably poor children and their mothers—will continue to benefit least from the promise of irrigation and suffer most from the adverse health impacts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1605072025-11-06T04:39:32Z Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases Mutero, Clifford M. McCartney, Matthew P. Boelee, Eline agriculture nutrition health agroforestry food safety sustainability Malaria, schistosomiasis (bilharzia), and Japanese encephalitis are the major vector-borne diseases whose increase or decrease can be attributed to agricultural water development (see table). Others include dengue fever, yellow fever, and filariasis. Young children in poor communities are particularly affected: malaria is among the top five causes of death among under-fives in Sub-Saharan Africa; schistosomiasis among children affects growth, nutritional status, and cognitive development; and encephalitis occurs mainly in young children... Water development projects bring important benefits locally and globally. Yet it is often assumed that irrigation will bring health benefits to all, regardless of their socioeconomic standing within a community. In reality, the economic and social impacts of irrigation are diverse and widespread, and neither costs nor benefits are evenly distributed among community members. In Sub-Saharan Africa, as elsewhere in the world, there is increasing recognition of the need to reduce the negative impacts of agricultural development on ecosystems and peoples’ health. Unless well-targeted interventions are made, the most vulnerable—notably poor children and their mothers—will continue to benefit least from the promise of irrigation and suffer most from the adverse health impacts. 2006-05 2024-11-21T09:50:58Z 2024-11-21T09:50:58Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160507 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mutero, Clifford M.; McCartney, Matthew; Boelee, Eline. Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases. 2020 Vision Focus Brief. 13(6). International Food Policy Research Institute https://doi.org/10.2499/Focus13CH6. |
| spellingShingle | agriculture nutrition health agroforestry food safety sustainability Mutero, Clifford M. McCartney, Matthew P. Boelee, Eline Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title | Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title_full | Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title_short | Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases |
| title_sort | understanding the links between agriculture and health agriculture malaria and water associated diseases |
| topic | agriculture nutrition health agroforestry food safety sustainability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160507 |
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