The impact of HIV on agricultural livelihoods in southern Uganda and the challenges of attribution

Taylor, Ben; Bukenya, Dominic; Asten, Piet J.A. van; Agol, Dorice; Pain, Adam; Seeley, Janet

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02703.x

Cited by 14 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 88 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Rakai is especially vulnerable to flood events (Onyango et al, 2012). HIV/ AIDS seriously impacts food security in the area (Hunter, Bulirwa, & Kisseka, 1993;Taylor et al, 2011). Subsistence agriculture is the dominant economic activity.…”

Section: Ugandamentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

Jost

Kyazze

Naab³

et al. 2015

Climate and Development

282

206

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In Uganda, Ghana and Bangladesh, participatory tools were used for a socio-economic and gender analysis of three topics: climate-smart agriculture (CSA), climate analogue approaches, and climate and weather forecasting. Policy and programmerelevant results were obtained. Smallholders are changing agricultural practices due to observations of climatic and environmental change. Women appear to be less adaptive because of financial or resource constraints, because of male domination in receiving information and extension services and because available adaptation strategies tend to create higher labour loads for women. The climate analogue approach (identifying places resembling your future climate so as to identify potential adaptations) is a promising tool for increasing farmer-to-farmer learning, where a high degree of climatic variability means that analogue villages that have successfully adopted new CSA practices exist nearby. Institutional issues related to forecast production limit their credibility and salience, particularly in terms of women's ability to access and understand them. The participatory tools used in this study provided some insights into women's adaptive capacity in the villages studied, but not to the depth necessary to address women's specific vulnerabilities in CSA programmes. Further research is necessary to move the discourse related to gender and climate change beyond the conceptualization of women as a homogenously vulnerable group in CSA programmes.

show abstract

Section: Ugandamentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

Jost

Kyazze

Naab³

et al. 2015

Climate and Development

282

206

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There is evidence from research that many households in the study area in rural Uganda are increasingly growing cereals, legumes and tubers such as maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes and groundnuts [25]. Examples from other settings have shown that crops such as maize and groundnuts are prone to severe infestations by aflatoxin-producing fungi, leading to contamination and compromising food quality [6,8,20,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Complex agricultural livelihoods and aflatoxin exposure in rural Uganda

Agol¹

2017

AJFAND

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus species of fungi. They are highly toxic and have been designated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as human carcinogens (Class 1: definitely carcinogenic to humans). High levels of exposure can cause acute hepatic necrosis and death while chronic exposure can cause carcinoma of the liver and possibly also growth impairment in children and compromised immunity. Contamination of crops most often occurs during harvest and storage, when damp, warm conditions allow the fungi to proliferate. Possible barriers to effective local interventions to reduce exposure were explored, by examining agricultural livelihoods and patterns of household food consumption within a population cohort in rural south west Uganda. Previous work in this cohort and elsewhere in Uganda showed that aflatoxin exposure was ubiquitous and that there are multiple sources of exposure. Data on agricultural practices were collected through a survey of 200 households; 22 of those were randomly selected for in-depth interviews. While crops such as maize, cassava, beans and groundnuts -all potential sources of aflatoxin -are grown, stored and consumed locally, the sale of home-grown foods, unfavourable climate, pests and diseases and limited labour, all facilitate food scarcities and subsequent insecurities leading to purchase of poorly stored foods which may also contain aflatoxins. Processed foods are easily accessible by many households, from the numerous trading centres established within villages. This paper gives background information on heterogeneity of household diets and seasonal trends in food consumption in rural Uganda and by so doing, identifies potential risk factors for aflatoxin contamination in the study area. Risks of aflatoxin contamination are multifaceted and this complexity makes it challenging to design and implement risk control measures and advocacy strategies. The argument of the paper is that the complexity of agricultural livelihoods and patterns of household food consumption in rural Uganda may mitigate the impact of simple, local interventions to reduce aflatoxin exposure. Therefore, intervention approaches need to take into account this complexity in order to minimize risk factors, especially amongst poor populations in rural areas.

show abstract

“…The majority of the respondents were seeking partners without children. This is probably because individuals with children may have high HIV and AIDS prevalence compared from individuals without children due to greater exposure via unprotected sex with partners who may have higher rates of infection [36,37].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Determining Media-based Partner/Spouse Seeking in the Era of HIV and AIDS Pandemic

Miriti¹,

Kasili²,

Wanzala³

2016

Epidemiology (Sunnyvale)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Marrying or looking for a lifetime soul mate or partner in the era of HIV and AIDS pandemic is problematic, worrying and a nightmare. Dating has to a number of people been elevated media platform recently. HIV and AIDS is a reality among partners and spouse seekers but little research has been done to understand this spouse/partner seeking behavior. The present study evaluated factors influencing the choices of partners and/or spouses in Kenya dating through media.

show abstract

The impact of HIV on agricultural livelihoods in southern Uganda and the challenges of attribution

Cited by 14 publications

References 88 publications

Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

Complex agricultural livelihoods and aflatoxin exposure in rural Uganda

Factors Determining Media-based Partner/Spouse Seeking in the Era of HIV and AIDS Pandemic

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About