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Research Questions

Formulated in Ibadan, March 2002 (English)

Priorities in Malaria and Agriculture for West and Central Africa

 
  • Do artificially created water bodies (e.g. livestock dams, fishponds, small dams, mining ponds, agro-processing ponds) increase malaria risk?

  • Do certain selected plants in West Africa contain therapeutic and toxic qualities against malaria parasites and vectors and are they safe for use?

  • Do seasonal (or daily) living patterns (sleeping on/off the farm) have on impact on malaria prevalence?

  • Does (peri) urban agriculture modify the pattern of malaria transmission? 

  • Does increased use of pesticides or alternatives such as IPM in agriculture affect malaria vector resistance? 

  • How to domesticate some selected anti-malarial and anti-mosquito plants in West Africa?

  • What are the mechanisms behind decreased malaria prevalence in areas with increased vector density in irrigated rice areas?

  • What are the results of improved field water management on crop yield, vector density and malaria transmission in West Africa?

  • What is the impact of agricultural practices (e.g. tillage, rotation, mixed farming, livestock, cropping pattern, planting density, cropping calendar) on vector ecology and malaria transmission?

  • What is the impact of land coverage clearing for agriculture (e.g. deforestation, bush fires) on vector ecology and parasite distribution in different ecological zones?

  • What is the impact of malaria on agricultural productivity and on generation and use of financial resources at the farm household level?

  • Will insecticide-producing plants and repellent plants (in combination with the use of ITN) prove to be effective in reducing malaria transmission?


 
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