This is because of the close links between, on the one hand, irrigated agriculture and some disease vectors and, on the other, food security and overall health.
Hii ni kwa sababu ya uhisiano wa karibu kati ya ukulima wa umwagiliaji na magonjwa ya vekta, kwa upande mmoja, na usalama wa chakula na afya kwa jumla kwa upande mwingine.