About the project
In October, on Zanzibar in Tanzania, we conducted a pilot with drones that sprayed biological insecticides in rice fields. We aim to demonstrate that the emerging mosquito population can be significantly reduced in this way. We sample the larval and emerging mosquito population before, during and after spraying to determine the possible impact of this approach in (large) rice irrigation schemes that are found throughout Africa.
After the trial, we intend to publish the findings in a scientific journal and also disseminate the results through social media channels.
After the trial, we intend to publish the findings in a scientific journal and also disseminate the results through social media channels.
Our team
Guido Welter
Management consultant, entrepeneur |
Bart Knols
K&S Consulting, Dutch Malaria Foundation |
Richard Mukabana
University of Nairobi, Science for Health |
AMD partners
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DJI
DJI is famous in Europe for its consumer drones like the Phantom, Inspire, Mavic or Spark, but has become a market leader with its Agras MG-1 and recently introduced Agras MG-1S, which are state of the art drones that will be used in this project. en de recent geïntroduceerde de meest geavanceerde drone en managementsoftware. |
Dutch Malaria Foundation
The Dutch Malaria Foundation strives for a world without malaria. Its core activity is free (scientific) information provision through its online platform MalariaWorld (www.malariaworld.org), which currently has more than 9200 members in 140 countries around the world. |
Tanzania Flying Labs
Tanzania Flying Labs facilitates drones/robotics training courses and trials innovative SDG-related use-cases for the same.
Tanzania Flying Labs facilitates drones/robotics training courses and trials innovative SDG-related use-cases for the same.
Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program
ZAMEP is responsible for the development, implementation monitoring and evaluation of malaria control interventions and coordination of stakeholders at of malaria elimination interventions at all levels of the health care delivery system. In pursuing this function the program is coordinating with various stakeholders and receives financial and technical support from many partners
ZAMEP is responsible for the development, implementation monitoring and evaluation of malaria control interventions and coordination of stakeholders at of malaria elimination interventions at all levels of the health care delivery system. In pursuing this function the program is coordinating with various stakeholders and receives financial and technical support from many partners
