Mitigating health risks in sustainable agricultural intensification

Jo Lines, Bernard K. Bett, Fèvre, Eric M., Arshnee Moodley and Jeff Waage

No 133953, Other briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Human health is a fundamental feature of sustainable agricultural intensification. Agricultural intensification that increases the burden of human disease, however environmentally benign, is not sustainable. Conversely, sustainable agricultural methods provide specific opportunities for improving human health. The intensification of food systems in low- and middle income countries (LMIC), as they transition from subsistence to market-oriented production, is typically associated with human health risks. Some health risks are associated with the initial stages of intensification, for example, concentration of livestock production and animal waste in peri-urban areas. Inputs associated with this intensification, including fertilizers, pesticides, and antibiotics, can have negative effects on farmers’ health, clean water, and resistance in pathogens and vectors. In rapidly intensifying agricultural systems, regulatory processes that limit the use of harmful products and their residues in water and food may not be in place. Therefore, LMIC face a particular challenge to “de-risk†agricultural intensification, through technical and policy-related interventions that reduce health risks in transitioning agricultural systems.

Keywords: less favoured areas; policies; health; zoonoses; rice; malaria; research; human health; agriculture; cross-sectional analysis; intensification; developing countries; antimicrobial resistance; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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