Modeling how and why aquatic vegetation removal can free rural households from poverty-disease traps

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 121; no. 52; p. e2411838121
• Main Authors: Doruska, Molly J., Barrett, Christopher B., Rohr, Jason R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 24.12.2024
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Agriculture - methods; Animals; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic plants; Biological Sciences; Composting; Composts; Dynamic models; Ecosystem; Family Characteristics; Farming systems; Feedback; Fertilizer application; Fertilizers; Households; Humans; Infectious diseases; Labor; Labor productivity; Nutrients; Poverty; Productivity; Rural Population; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis - prevention & control; Schistosomiasis - transmission; Senegal; Snails; Snails - growth & development; Snails - parasitology; Social Sciences; Subpopulations; Surface water; Traps; Vectors; Vegetation; Senegal; Schistosomiasis; agricultural households; Senegal; fertilizer; bioeconomic modeling

Infectious disease can reduce labor productivity and incomes, trapping subpopulations in a vicious cycle of ill health and poverty. Efforts to boost African farmers’ agricultural production through fertilizer use can inadvertently promote the growth of aquatic vegetation that hosts disease vectors....