Abstract

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.

Keywords

HIV and AIDS; agriculture; livelihoods; impact; Uganda

Published in

Tropical Medicine and International Health
2011, Volume: 16, number: 3, pages: 324-333
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU Authors

• Pain, Adam

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SDG2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
SDG17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development


UKÄ Subject classification

Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Other Agricultural Sciences not elsewhere specified


Publication identifier

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

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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