Systemwide initiative on malaria and agriculture : an innovative framework for research and capacity building

Mutero, Clifford M.; Amerasinghe, Felix; Boelee, Eline; Konradsen, Flemming; Hoek, Wim van der; Nevondo, Tendani; Rijsberman, Frank

Systemwide initiative on malaria and agriculture : an innovative framework for research and capacity building

Date

2005-01

Authors

Publisher

EcoHealth Journal Consortium

Abstract

The Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture (SIMA) is an initiative of international agricultural research centers to promote research and capacity building on the links between malaria and agriculture and to validate innovative interventions that would strengthen and complement existing malariacontrol strategies in clearly defined settings. Knowledge regarding the nature and dynamics of agroecosystems is particularly needed for the purpose of developing appropriate farmer-managed preventive measures against malaria. SIMA research aims to make use of new and existing information on biomedical and socioeconomic determinants of malaria risks in formulating and evaluating the feasibility of integrated strategies. The initiative is especially interested and proactive in promoting and facilitating transdisciplinary and participatory research in relation to malaria. The convening institute for SIMA is the International Water Management Institute at its Africa Regional Office in Pretoria, South Africa. This article outlines SIMA’s objectives and scope of activities and also highlights achievements, challenges, and opportunities for future collaboration.

Keywords

MALARIA, AGRICULTURE, CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, SYSTEMWIDE INITIATIVE ON MALARIA AND AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES TO HEALTH, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, WATER MANAGEMENT, MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION

Citation

Mutero, Clifford M., Amerasinghe, Felix, Boelee, Eline, Konradsen, Flemming, Hoek, Wim van der, Nevondo, Tendani, & Rijsberman, Frank (2005). Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture: An Innovative Framework for Research and Capacity Building. EcoHealth, 2: 11–16. doi:10.1007/s10393-004-0088-4