Some farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana have found an agricultural use for mosquito nets they are provided free of charge as part of a malaria-prevention programme.
Instead of sleeping under the nets, the farmers instead use them to provide filtered sunlight for their tender crop seedlings.
A pepper farmer explained, "I don’t feel comfortable when I sleep under the net, so I learnt from other people about how to use it on the farm" he said.
The holes of the net are small enough to provide a physical barrier against mosquitoes getting to the person sleeping under it, but in a poorly ventilated room in a hot, humid climate, they can also significantly reduce air flow, making the discomfort of a hot, sweaty sleep more of an issue than the fear of mosquito bites.
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August 09, 2015
Farmers use treated mosquito nets to shade seedlings
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