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HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security
From Evidence to Action
April 14-16, 2005, Durban, South Africa

Program
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April 14   April 15   April 16
INTERACTIONS AND LOCAL RESPONSES
Thursday, April 14
07:30

08:30
PLENARY OPENING SESSION
Chair: Mary Shawa (Government of Malawi)
Introductory Remarks
Khethiwe Mngadi (Department of Social Development, South Africa)
Richard Mkandawire (NEPAD)
Setting the Context
Stuart Gillespie (IFPRI)
Presentation: (PPT 1.4M)

09:15
Keynote Address
HIV/AIDS and ARVs: The Coming Challenges for Food and Nutrition Security
Tony Barnett (London School of Economics)
Abstract: (PDF 50K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 848K)

10:00

10:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS: INTERACTIONS
What is known about the interactions between agriculture and other rural livelihood systems and the spread and impacts of HIV/AIDS at different levels?

Session 1
Venue: Ballroom 1
Chair: Albert Chalabesa (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Zambia)
Rapporteur: Elizabeth Byron (IFPRI)

Ten Years On: Initial Findings of a Longitudinal Study on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Livelihoods in Zambia
Michael Drinkwater (CARE International), Margaret McEwan (FAO), Fiona Samuels, Simon Tunkanya (HIV/AIDS Aliance) and team
Abstract: (PDF 39K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 731K)

Socio-Economic Characteristics of Individuals Afflicted by AIDS-Related, Prime-Age Mortality in Zambia
Antony Chapoto (Food Security Research Project, Zambia) and T.S. Jayne (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Abstract: (PDF 70K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 358K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 965K)

HIV/AIDS, Household Expenditure and Consumption Dynamics in Malawi
Winford Masanjala (University of Malawi and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania)
Abstract: (PDF 77K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 1.2M)

Session 2
Venue: Ballroom 2
Chair: Mickey Chopra (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Rapporteur: Amy Norman (IFPRI)

Assessing Vulnerability in the Context of Multiple Stressors: The Southern Africa Vulnerability Initiative (SAVI)
Tim Quinlan (University of KwaZulu-Natal), G. Ziervogel (University of Cape Town), and K. O’Brien (University of Oslo)
Abstract: (PDF 51K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 733K)

Regional Analysis of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Livelihoods
Richard Caldwell (TANGO International), J. Huddle (C-SAFE), and J. Luma (WFP)
Abstract: (PDF 35K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 276K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 80K)

Understanding the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Household Economy
John Seaman (Consultant) and C. Petty (Save the Children, UK)
Abstract: (PDF 33K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 218K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 731K)

Session 3
Venue: Mkhomazi
Chair: Bernadette Marriott (RTI International, USA)
Suneetha Kadiyala (IFPRI)

Effects of Drought and HIV/AIDS on Child Nutritional Status
John Mason, A. Bailes (Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans), K. Mason (LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans), A. Kendle, O.Yambi, U. Jonsson, and C. Hudspeth (UNICEF)
Abstract: (PDF 50K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 1.0M)

The Ecology of Poverty: Nutrition, Parasites, and Vulnerability to AIDS
Eileen Stillwaggon (Gettysburg College, USA)
Abstract: (PDF 34K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 158K)

Is the Pattern of Growth Failure in Children Changing in Southern Africa?
C. Hudspeth (UNICEF), J. Rivers, and John Mason (Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans)
Abstract: (PDF 37K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 116K)

Session 4
Venue: Lotheni
Chair: Peter Atekyereza (Makerere University, Uganda)
Rapporteur: Bruce Frayne (IFPRI)

Susceptibility and Vulnerability Among the Fishing Communities to HIV/AIDS in Uganda: A Case of Lake Kioga
Elwange Charlestine Bob and Nahamya Wilfred (Department of Economics, Kyambogo University, Uganda)
Working Paper: (PDF 148K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 190K)

Firewood, Food, and Medicine: Interfaces Between Forest Resources,Vulnerability, and Rural Responses to HIV/AIDS
Marc Barany, Christine Holding-Anyonge, and Gabriel Rugalema (FAO)
Abstract: (PDF 35K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 198K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 419K)

Poverty, Food Insecurity, and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Evidence of Relationship from Reproductive Behaviour of Commercial Sex Workers in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria
John Lekan Oyefara (Department of Sociology, University of Lagos, Nigeria)
Abstract: (PDF 76K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 185K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 79K)

Session 5
Venue: Polela
Chair: Joyce Mitti (ICRAF)
Rapporteur: Josee Koch (FAO)

Effects of AIDS-Related Illness and Death on Agricultural Production in the Nyando Basin of Western Kenya
Seth Ooko Onyango (Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Kenya), Brent Swallow (World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya), and Sabina Mukoya-Wangia (Department of Agricultural Economics, Egerton University, Kenya)
Abstract: (PDF 52K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 168K)

The Rural HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Ethiopia and its Implications for Market-Led Agricultural Development
Clare Bishop-Sambrook, N.Alemayehu,Y. Assegid, G.Woldewahid, and B. Gebremedhin (IPMS Ethiopian Farmers Project, ILRI,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Abstract: (PDF 51K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 216K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 311K)

Labour Market and Wage Impacts of HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi
Andrew Dorward (Imperial College, UK ) and I. Mwale (Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi)
Abstract: (PDF 34K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 311K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 324K)

12:00 pm

13:30
PLENARY
Chair: Peter Salama (USAID)
Parallel Session Feedback and Discussion

14:30
HIV/AIDS, Food Security, and Womens Rights
Gladys Mutangadura (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Zambia)
Abstract: (PDF 66K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 921K)

15:00
Key Gaps, Priorities, and Challenges for Research
Thomas Jayne (Michigan State University, USA)
Abstract: (PDF 81K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 309K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 337K)

15:30

16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS: LOCAL RESPONSES
What is known about the capacities and strategies of households and communities to reduce infection risk and to respond effectively to the impacts of HIV/AIDS? What do these strategies imply for the types of support needed from governments, civil society, the private sector, and international agencies?

Session 1
Venue: Ballroom 1
Chair: Scott Drimie (Human Science Research Council, South Africa)
Rapporteur: Elizabeth Byron (IFPRI)

Searching for Community Driven Initiatives
Kerry Selvester and M. McEwan (Consultants: FAO Mozambique and FAO RIACSO)
Abstract: (PDF 80K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 783K)

Rural Livelihoods and Resilience to HIV/AIDS in Malawi
Naomi Ngwira (IPRAD Malawi), Michael Loevinsohn (Applied Ecology Associates, Netherlands), and Esnat Mkandawire (IPRAD, Malawi)
Abstract: (PDF 53K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 74K)

Session 2
Venue: Ballroom 2
Chair: Gladys Mutangadura (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Zambia)
Rapporteur: Rapporteur: Suneetha Kadiyala (IFPRI)

Rwandan Agricultural Households’ Strategies to Deal with Illness and Death: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
Cynthia Donovan (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University) and L. Bailey (School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, USA)
Abstract: (PDF 54K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 74K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 1.0M)

Chronically Ill Households, Food Security and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
K. Polsky and S. Senefeld (Catholic Relief Services)
Abstract: (PDF 63K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 193K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 85K)

Session 3
Venue: Mkhomazi
Chair: Jeffrey Luhanga (Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi)
Rapporteur: Rapporteur: Josee Koch (FAO)

Market-Oriented Responses Among Cassava Farmers in Domasi, Malawi
Linley Chiwona-Karltun (Department of Development Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden), P. Kambewa (Deptartment of Economics, Chancellor College, University of Malawi), M.Yajima (Department of Communication & Innovative Studies,Wageningen Research University, Netherlands), N. N. Mahungu (SARRNET/IITA, Lilongwe, Malawi), and J. Jiggins (Department of Communication & Innovative Studies,Wageningen Research University)
Abstract: (PDF 115K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 220K)

Risking Death for Survival: Household and Village Responses to the Threat of Hunger and HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi
Deborah Fahy Bryceson (African Studies Centres, Leiden University & Oxford University) and Jodie Fonseca (CARE)
Abstract: (PDF 69K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 176K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 86K)

Session 4
Venue: Polela
Chair: Renaud DePlaen (IDRC)
Rapporteur: Bruce Frayne (IFPRI)

HIV/AIDS and Changing Vulnerability to Crisis in Tanzania: Implications for Food Security and Poverty Reduction
Alex de Waal (Cambridge MA), Joseph Tumushabe (Makerere University, Kampala), Masuma Mamdani, and Blandina Kilama (REPOA, Dar es Salaam)
Abstract: (PDF 59K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 181K)

Do Micro-Savings Operations Work? The Role of UDP in Improving Incomes and Food Security Among HIV/AIDS Affected Households
Bernard Kakuhikire, Joseph Tumushabe and Stephen Mugarura (African School of Open Education (ASOE), Uganda)
Abstract: (PDF 62K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 239K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 98K)

Session 5
Venue: Lotheni
Chair: Cynthia Bantilan (ICRISAT)
Rapporteur: Amy Norman (IFPRI)

Mortality, Natural Resources, and Food Security: Evidence from the Agincourt Health and Population Unit in Rural South Africa
Lori Hunter (University of Colorado at Boulder, USA) and Wayne Twine (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Abstract: (PDF 82K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 278K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 536K)

The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Seed Security in Southern Mozambique
Carlos Dominguez, R. B. Jones (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and R.Waterhouse (Consultant)
Abstract: (PDF 37K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 208K)

17:00

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