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

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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

18:00

INTERVENTIONS
Friday, April 15
08:30
PLENARY
Chair: Bernadette Marriott (RTI International, USA)
Recommendations from WHO Consultation on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
Randa Saadeh (World Health Organization)
Presentation: (PPT 194K)



09:00
Parallel Session Feedback and Discussion

10:00

10:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS: POLICIES, PROGRAMS, INTERVENTIONS
What is known about the processes and impacts of food and nutrition-relevant policies, programs or interventions that have sought to prevent the spread of HIV and/or mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS?

Session 1
Venue: Ballroom 1
Chair: Khethiwe Mngadi (Government of South Africa)
Presentation: (PPT 724K)

Rapporteur: Amy Norman (IFPRI)

HIV/AIDS, Land Reform, and Land-Based Livelihoods in Three Provinces in South Africa
Michael Aliber, S. Drimie, C.Walker, Khuli Tlabela (Human Science Research Council, South Africa), Patrick Masika (University of Fort Hare),Tim Quinlan (University of KwaZulu-Natal), and Marc Wegerif (Nkuzi Development Association)
Abstract: (PDF 66K)<  |  Presentation: (PPT 238K)

Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS into Livelihoods and Food Security Programmes: Lessons from Southern Africa
Scott Drimie (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa), and D. Mullins (CARE)
Abstract: (PDF 35K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 361K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 157K)

Agricultural Innovation in Response to HIV/AIDS: A Challenge for Integrated and Interactive Approaches
Kees Swaans, J. E.W. Broerse (Department of Biology and Society,Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands), M. Salomon (Farmer Support Group, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), and J. F. G. Bunders (Department of Biology and Society, Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands)
Abstract: (PDF 55K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 192K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 582K)

Session 2
Venue: Ballroom 2
Chair: Marie Ruel (IFPRI)
Rapporteur: Elizabeth Byron (IFPRI)

A Systematic Review of Literature on Targeted Food Assistance’s Impact on People Living with HIV/AIDS
Susan Michaels-Strasser and K. Egge (Consultants to C-SAFE)
Abstract: (PDF 56K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 268K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 141K)

Food for Assets Programming Through an HIV/AIDS Lens – An HIV/AIDS Analysis Tool for Practitioners
Julia Stewart (Consultant). Presented by Kate Greenway (C-SAFE)
Abstract: (PDF 37K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 257K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 983K)

Guiding Food and Nutrition Programs Using the HIV/AIDS Timeline
K. Greenaway (C-SAFE) and Dan Mullins (CARE)
Abstract: (PDF 62K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 264K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 178K)

Session 3
Venue: Mkhomazi
Chair: Francesca Erdelmann (WFP)
Rapporteur: Suneetha Kadiyala (IFPRI)

The Nutritional Status and Food Security of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa
Jon Rivers, J. Mason, E. Silvestre (Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans), M. Mahy, R. Monasch (UNICEF, New York), and S. Gillespie (IFPRI, Washington, DC)
Abstract: (PDF 36K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 895K)

Improving the Nutritional Status of Orphans and Malnourished Children in Guinea
Kendra Blackett Dibinga and D. Kadio (Africare)
Abstract: (PDF 82K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 229K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 758K)

Session 4
Venue: Polela
Chair: Cheryl Jackson (USAID)
Rapporteur: Bruce Frayne (IFPRI)

From Condoms to Cabbages: Rethinking Agricultural Interventions to Mitigate the Impacts of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho
Joanne Abbot, P. J. Lerotholi, Makojang Mahao (CARE Lesotho-South Africa), and Mosele Lenka (Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security)
Abstract: (PDF 51K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 806K)

Poverty and Dependency as Targeting Criteria for Farm Input Distribution in a Rural Malawian Community Affected by HIV/AIDS
Neil Fisher and M. Munk (Action Against Hunger, Malawi)
Abstract: (PDF 52K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 207K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 832K)

AIDS and Watersheds: Understanding and Assessing Bio-Structural Interventions
Michael E. Loevinsohn (Applied Ecology Associates)
Abstract: (PDF 65K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 247K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 3.7M)

Session 5
Venue: Lotheni
Chair: Wells Kumwenda (Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi)
Rapporteur: Josee Koch (FAO)

AMPATH'S HAART 'N' Harvest Initiative: Addressing the Nutritional Needs of HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Abraham Siika, L. Chesire, F. Komen, S. N. Kimaiyo, S. Lewis, J. E. Sidle, K.Wools-Kaloustian, R. M. Einterz,and J. J. Mamlin (Moi University, Moi Referral Hospital, Appropriate Grassroots Interventions, Kenya, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA)
Abstract: (PDF 89K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 137K)

Nutritional Impact of Title II Feeding Program Targeting People Living with and Affected by HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Gakenia Maina (Makerere University Institute of Public Health, Uganda), C. F. Gardner (World Initiative for Soy in Human Health), E. Murphy, S. Kugonsa-Isingoma, J. Kulabako (ACDI/VOCA), J. Ssemwanga, R. Basalirwa, and S. Magezi (Ssemwanga Consulting)
Abstract: (PDF 62K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 184K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 966K)

12:00 pm

13:30
PLENARY
Chair: Robin Jackson (World Food Programme, Rome)
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and Food and Nutrition
Michelle Moloney-Kitts (Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, USA)
Presentation: (PPT 2.3M)

14:00
Parallel Session Feedback and Discussion

15:00
Ensuring the Food and Nutrition Security of Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Moazzem Hossain (United Nations Children’s Fund)
Abstract: (PDF 111K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 567K)

15:30

16:00
From Clinical Nutrition to Nutrition Security: Opportunities for food-based programming
Tim Frankenberger (TANGO International, USA)
Presentation: (PDF 132K)

16:30
What and How can Asia and Africa Learn from Each Other?
LeeNah Hsu (Consultant), Rogerio Mavanga (FAO)
Presentation: (PDF 2.2M)


17:15

POLICY, GOVERNANCE AND NEXT STEPS
Saturday, April 16
08:30
PLENARY
Chair: Peter Matlon (Rockefeller Foundation, Nairobi)
Multisectoral Approaches: What Have We Learned and What Should Be Done?
Hans Binswanger (Community and Enterprise Development against Stigma Trust), S.Gillespie and S. Kadiyala (IFPRI)
Abstract: (PDF 92K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 151K)

09:00
The Nature and Evolution of Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Frameworks: Case Studies from Eastern and Southern Africa
Sarah Gavian (IFPRI), David Galaty, and Gilbert Kombe (Abt Associates Inc)
Abstract: (PDF 80K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 944K)


09:30
HIV, Nutrition and Equity: Review of Early Experiences
Mickey Chopra (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Abstract: (PDF 66K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 295K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 477K)

10:00
Chair: LeeNah Hsu (Consultant,Thailand)

10:30
HIV/AIDS Impact Mitigation: Short-Term Humanitarian Versus Longerterm Development Interventions: Challenges for Research
Jane Alumira, C. S. Bantilan, T. Sihoma-Moyo (ICRISAT)
Abstract: (PDF 82K)  |  Working Paper: (PDF 576K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 2.0M)

11:00
Linking Development and Humanitarian Programmes on HIV/AIDS and Food Security—Case Studies and Learning from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Kenya
Maren Lieberum and Ann Witteveen (OxfamGB)
Presentation: (PPT 226K)

11:30
Stigma When There is No Other Option: Understanding How Poverty Fuels Discrimination Towards People Living with HIV and AIDS
Virginia Bond (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and University of Zambia)
Abstract: (PDF 148K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 965K)

12:00 pm

13:00
PLENARY: CLOSING SESSION
Chair: Margaret Ramabenyane (Department of Agriculture, South Africa)

Re-Viewing Agricultural Policy Through an HIV Lens
Grace Malindi (Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi)
Working Paper: (PDF 262K)

13:30
Accessing Resources: A View from Tanzania
Major General Herman Lupogo (Tanzania Commission for AIDS)

14:00
Beyond Durban: Where Do We Go from Here?
Panel discussion TBA

15:00
Concluding Remarks
Mark Stirling (UNAIDS), Stuart Gillespie (IFPRI)

15:30