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Malaria and agricultural production: Are there bi-directional effects? The case of coffee and cocoa in Côte D'Ivoire

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  • Martine Audibert

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jean-François Brun

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jacky Mathonnat

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • M.-C. Henry

    (CREC - Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou - Ministère de la Santé)

Abstract

The sectors of coffee and cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire represented, before the political crisis, approximately 15% of the GDP and 40% of exports. The production zone of these two crops is the forest, which is a malaria endemic area. The cultivation of these crops is less constraining than that of the food crops such as rice or yam, which need to be replanted each year. However, the maintenance of the ground and trees and pest management are major tasks contributing to high yields. But, by increasing the work time in fields, they also expose farmers to mosquito bites and, as a consequence, to the risk of malaria. Farmers in this area also grow food crops, and more specifically rice, as rain cultivation crops, but some also cultivate these crops in irrigated lowland. The aim of this paper is twofold: first of all, to evaluate the role of malaria in coffee and cocoa production; secondly, to assess the role of the rice production scheme on malaria transmission. Three functions are therefore estimated: the production of coffee, the production of cocoa, and the production of health. Data were collected during a survey carried out on 750 households (21 villages) in the forest area. The main results show that malaria has no effect on coffee and cocoa production and that lowland irrigated rice cultivation does not constitute a risk factor for malaria transmission.

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  • Martine Audibert & Jean-François Brun & Jacky Mathonnat & M.-C. Henry, 2009. "Malaria and agricultural production: Are there bi-directional effects? The case of coffee and cocoa in Côte D'Ivoire," Post-Print halshs-00523017, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00523017
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    1. S.B Assi & M-C Henry & C Rogier & J Dossou-Yovo & Martine Audibert & Jacky Mathonnat & T Teuscher & P Carnevale, 2013. "Inland valley rice production systems and malaria infection and disease in the forest region of western Côte d'Ivoire," Post-Print halshs-00861288, HAL.
    2. Chefke, Mihret & Abro, Zewdu & Meskel, Atnafu G. & Kassie, Menale, 2021. "Health-Seeking Behavior of Rural Households, Malaria, and Productivity in Northwestern Ethiopia," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315877, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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    Keywords

    coffee; cocoa; lowland rice production; malaria; Côte d'Ivoire;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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