[afro-nets] Linking natural resource management and human health

[Cheryl Brown <id21info@ids.ac.uk>]

Linking natural resource management and human health - latest
issue of 'insights health'
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Almost 75% of the world's poorest people (around 3 billion) de-
pend on agriculture, forestry or fisheries to secure their work
and household income. It is estimated that agricultural produc-
tivity will have to double over the next few decades to keep up
with population growth. Many of the technologies developed to
extend agricultural productivity also have beneficial impacts
upon human health and well-being. Links between natural re-
sources research and better health for the poor have been con-
stantly under-valued, with limited formal interaction and lesson
learning between the two sectors. What can be done to overcome
these sectoral divisions in development research and policy?

The latest issue of id21's print review of development health
research, 'insights health', discusses how agricultural research
can relate to the concerns of the health community and its con-
tributors aim to identify potential starting points for better
interaction and more cohesive policy-making in future years. The
articles, authored by managers of natural resource research pro-
grammes, funded by the UK's Department for International Devel-
opment (DFID), explore:
* the value of community knowledge about natural resources such
  as the potential of medicinal tree bark to alleviate symptoms
  of AIDS
* new technologies designed to ease the burden of work
* ways of improving access to and consumption of vitamins, pro-
  teins and micronutrients
* the impact of rural-urban migration on food systems and secu-
  rity
* new approaches for controlling "zoonotic" diseases transferred
  From livestock to humans including brucellosis and sleeping
  sickness
* how traditional conflicts between agriculture and the environ-
  ment can compromise food safety and human health


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