Review: The impact of HIV on agricultural livelihoods in southern Uganda and the challenges of attribution

Sammanfattning

Changes in agriculture and rural livelihoods in Africa are often attributed to the HIV epidemic. While acknowledging that the epidemic has devastated many families and communities because of excess morbidity and mortality, this review explores other causes of change in agriculture practices and production in southern Uganda. Over the past 20 years labour shortages, because of labour migration and changing aspirations (as well as HIV), crop and livestock pests and diseases, declining soil fertility, changes in commodity markets and a growing off-farm sector have contributed to the changes seen in rural southern Uganda. Policy interventions outside agriculture and health have also had an impact on households. The HIV epidemic has not happened in isolation. The perceived impacts of the epidemic cannot be addressed in isolation from these other drivers of change.

Nyckelord

HIV and AIDS; agriculture; livelihoods; impact; Uganda

Publicerad i

Tropical Medicine and International Health
2011, volym: 16, nummer: 3, sidor: 324-333
Utgivare: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU författare

• Pain, Adam

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG2 Ingen hunger
SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande
SDG17 Genomförande och globalt partnerskap

UKÄ forskningsämne

Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
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Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02703.x

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/47178