Rural livelihoods and resilience to impacts of HIV / AIDS in Malawi

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2005

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The project investigated social factors and livelihood strategies that contribute to resilience in relation to HIV/AIDS and food insecurity. Study sites include a cassava-based subsistence farming system; a maize-based subsistence farming system; and a tobacco commercial farming system. At the time of this presentation (2005) it is estimated that 10 people die every hour in Malawi due to HIV/AIDS -240 die every day. The most productive age group (especially women) are affected, as the household ability to produce food is curtailed. Recommendations include that Government/NGOs provide agricultural credit and extension services to affected families who are land constrained.

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AIDS, HIV, FOOD SECURITY, DISEASE CONTROL, DISEASE TRANSMISSION, MALAWI, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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