Since the seminal paper by Granger and Newbold (1974) on spurious regressions, applied econometricians have become aware of the consequences of unit roots in empirical analysis with time series data.

This review of micronutrient policy processes in South Africa serves as a companion piece to two parallel studies in Malawi and Zambia.

The study showed that El Niño no longer strikes the same fear as it used to, even in the agricultural sector where the negative impacts of the 1997-98 and 1982-83 events are within living memory.

Seasonality in agricultural production continues to shape intra-annual food availability and prices in low-income countries.

Chronic undernutrition in Ethiopia is widespread and many children consume highly monotonous diets.

The recent dramatic increase in prime-age adult mortality in many African countries is largely attributed to the AIDS epidemic.

Migration, AIDS epidemics, and urban food security, interact in complex ways that are little researched and understood in the Southern and Eastern African context.

The institution of marriage plays a role in determining one’s risk of exposure to HIV. Since the transmission of HIV in the population is mainly through sexual activity, avoiding infection depends on risk-avoiding behavior.

Although wild natural resources are a standard dietary component in southern Africa, little information exists on these resources' specific role in the maintenance of household food security among HIV-impacted households.

This study is an effort to understand the relationship between HIV/AIDS and land reform in South Africa. It is conceptualised as a longitudinal study covering three years.

In 1994, South Africa’s Department of Land Affairs initiated a land reform programme. Land reform was—and still is—intended to redress the racial imbalance in landholding, develop the agricultural sector, and improve the livelihoods of the poor.

With a population of almost 45 million people and an estimated 5.5 million people infected with HIV, South Africa has the largest number of individuals living with the virus in a single country.

This paper examines the experiences of children affected by HIV/AIDS in three provinces of South Africa.