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"Artemisia annua - Cultivation methods of a plant with a great future" is a practical presentation of how to grow and use Artemisia annua. This demanding plant is known as a repellent against mosquitoes and is also used to prevent or cure malaria when drunk as an infusion. Malaria is responsible for a large part of the 30% of school absenteeism in Africa. Here then is the solution accessible to all to give African children access to a quality education. You will discover the sifting and sterilisation techniques of the soil, sowing, transplanting in pots, planting in the field, harvesting of the plants and reproduction. Finally, you will learn the posology to be applied against malaria. (Realization : Camille Heylen & Félicien Meunier, Belgian Agricultural Engineers, for IDAY-International together with IDAY-Togo).