Agriculture’s impact on malaria in Africa

The Guardian (June 19, 2013) | Raising agricultural productivity is a priority in much of sub-Saharan Africa, where some 70% of people live in rural areas and rely on farming. But 90% of the estimated 660,000 global deaths caused by malaria in 2010 were also in Africa, and agricultural development can play a role in its transmission. How should this be reconciled to create a more “malaria smart” approach to agricultural growth?