Agri-Inputs and One Health in Cambodia: pathways to enhanced agricultural resilience

One Health approaches consider the interconnected nature of environmental and human health outcomes. In agriculture, this includes the interdependencies between improved livelihoods, environmental outcomes, and human health outcomes. Global interest in One Health has grown following multiple outbreaks of zoonotic disease, consumer interest in sustainably produced agriculture products and recognition of the links between agriculture production, food safety, water quality and environmental health .

In this project, we focus on agri-input use (e.g., non-natural agriculture chemicals such as pesticide, fungicide, insecticide). Agri-input use is influenced by land degradation, and has been linked to the degraded water quality and increased incidence of water-related disease. The project responds to knowledge gaps about: (i) the integration of One Health considerations in policy, including the appropriateness of data to support decision-making, and linkages across different types of policy; (ii) how policy is linked at different scales for implementation; (iii) the relative benefits of some agriculture practices over others for One Health; and (iv) the role of community-based organisations in supporting the implementation of One Health responses.

AIMS

This project aims to identify pathways for a One Health approach to smallholder agriculture development, linking policy to implementation to reduce agri-input impacts. Four work packages will be undertaken to investigate:

1. Policy
2. Practice
3. Agents of change for One Health; and
4. Research agenda development

This project builds on over 17 years of relationships between team members. It includes respected Cambodian experts with policy development and analysis experience, strong links to government and experience with One Health and resilience building projects.