By

R.Djouaka, O. Coulibaly

IITA Benin

Food Security

Agricultural Productivity

Farmers Health

Improved agricultural techniques and technologies Appropriate and adapted mechanization Adequate water management and irrigation systems Increased Pesticides/Fertilizers utilization More labor and human migrations

Water borne diseases Occupational health riskMigration related diseases

Key Public Health Concerns

Malaria Pesticides toxicology

HIV/AIDS

How to increase productivity ? -Land and water management- Agricultural inputs-Work productivity (Man Power)

Resulting Health issues

Controlling malaria vectors in agriculture generated breeding sites

Malaria vector control

Reducing Synthetic Pesticides

Sensitizing farmers and developing Pant Based insecticides (PBI)

as alternative against agriculture pests and for vector control

Understanding mechanisms of

insecticide resistance

Geno-toxicity of pesticide

residues

We analyze the implication of the massive use of

agricultural synthetic pesticides in the selection of

insecticide resistance in malaria vectors

We use the Allium Cepa model to analyze the chromosomal

aberrations likely to occur in farmers as a results of the

massive synthetic pesticides utilization.

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Fighting malnutrition through locally produced

Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

Local production

of RUTF

Producing plant based Plant Based Insecticides (PBI)

for malaria vector control and agricultural pests

Plant Extractions

for PBI

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