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We compared the prevalence of anemia, <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic> infection, and indicators of socioeconomic status related to nutrition in communities in Homa Bay County, Kenya, where an agricultural irrigation scheme has been implemented, to that in nearby communities where there is no agricultural irrigation. Cross-sectional surveys conducted showed that anemia prevalence defined by WHO criteria (hemoglobin &lt; 11 g\/dL) was less in communities in the irrigated areas than in the non-irrigated areas during the wet season (38.9% and 51.5%, \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 4.29, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001) and the dry season (25.2% and 34.1%, \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 7.33, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.007). In contrast, <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic> infection prevalence was greater during the wet season in irrigated areas than in non-irrigated areas (15.3% versus 7.8%, \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 8.7, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.003). There was, however, no difference during the dry season (infection prevalence, &lt; 1.8%). Indicators of nutritional status pertinent to anemia pathogenesis such as weekly consumption of non\u2013heme- and heme-containing foods and household income were greater in communities located within the irrigation scheme versus those outside the irrigation scheme (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). These data indicate that current agricultural irrigation schemes in malaria-endemic communities in this area have reduced the risk of anemia. 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