Title
Responding to HIV and AIDS in the Fishery Sector in Southern Africa
Description
Fisherfolk are among the populations most at risk to HIV, with far-reaching implications for the impact of the disease in society at large as well as for the future of sustainable fish supply. Small-scale fisheries in Africa provide livelihoods and food and nutrition security for millions of poor people, including those living with HIV. WorldFish is currently implementing a regional collaborative research-for-development programme with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in eight countries in Sub-Sahara Africa; Benin, Cameroon, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia. The programme is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will build a strategic response to HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector that will generate benefits for vulnerable groups in wider society. The programme will deliver outputs in three areas:
1. Improved knowledge base on the trends and risk factors of HIV/AIDS in the fisheries sector;
2. Viable investment options to reduce vulnerability and increase mitigation capacity in the fisheries sector and generate benefits for populations at risk in wider society;
3. Improved policies, institutions and processes for dissemination and investment in best practice.
The programme involves stakeholders from Departments of Fisheries, universities and other national research institutions, national policy institutions, NGOs and local organizations. Through national consultations, four focus areas have been agreed in the respective target countries: mobility and migration, vulnerability along the fish value chain, nutrition impact of fish, and institutional change. Lessons are emerging as implementation moves forward, with research and learning that will contribute to bridging gaps between the fisheries and health sectors and develop innovative ways to reduce vulnerability for people in the small-scale fisheries sector and beyond.
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Category
Research Programs
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
aquaculture
fisheries
nutrition
malnutrition
fish
Countries
Benin
Cameroon
Demcratic Republic of Congo
Malawi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Uganda
Zambia
Contact
Dr. Simon Heck
E-mail
s.heck@cgiar.org
Title
Agriculture and Health Linkages: Towards Improved Co-ordination
Description
The roundtable workshop was held at IFPRI Washington DC on June 23-24, 2005. The objective of the workshop was to move towards improved co-ordination on health-related work within the CGIAR, in partnership with the health sector.
CGIAR center
IFPRI
Category
Outreach and Events
Keywords
nutrition
malaria
HIV/AIDS
malnutrition
aflatoxin
mycotoxin
zoonosis
zoonotic
Start date
June 23, 2005
End date
June 24, 2005
Title
Understanding the Links between Agriculture and Health
Description
The 2020 Panel Discussion was held on May 15, 2006 at IFPRI, Washington DC. The objective was to discuss how linkages between agriculture and health work, where the opportunities for joint action lie, what the impediments are that need to be overcome, and how to strengthen synergies between agriculture and health and promote closer coordination.
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CGIAR center
IFPRI
Category
Outreach and Events
Keywords
nutrition
malaria
HIV/AIDS
zoonotic
zoonosis
malnutriton
micronutrient
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
Start date
May 15, 2006
Title
Forging Links between Agriculture and Health: Setting Strategies and Priorities for Joint International Research on Agriculture and Health
Description
This meeting was held June 25, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland at WHO in Geneva. The main objective was to identify priorities for research by exploring the opportunities and synergies in key research areas at the intersection of health and agriculture.
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CGIAR center
IFPRI
Category
Outreach and Events
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
avian influenza
diet
malnutrition
food safety
waterborne disease
nutrition
Start date
June 25, 2007
Title
The Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods, and Food Security (RENEWAL)
Description
The majority of people affected by HIV/AIDS are dependent on agriculture and food and nutrition security are critical concerns. RENEWAL, facilitated by IFPRI, is a 'network of networks' in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa and Kenya. It undertakes locally-prioritized research, capacity strengthening and communications on the relationships between HIV/AIDS and agriculture in Africa.
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CGIAR center
IFPRI
Category
Initiatives and Networks
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
nutrition
malnutrition
capacity building
food security
livelihoods
Countries
Malawi
Uganda
Zambia
South Africa
Kenya
Contact
Stuart Gillespie
E-mail
s.gillespie@cgiar.org
Title
Forests and Human Health Initiative
Description
This CIFOR initiative involves investigation of the role of forest ecosystems in human health. This includes exploring the relationships between environmental change, biodiversity degradation and human diseases, as well as working with human communities to improve their human and environmental health conditions. Participants include scientists from CIFOR's three programmes as well as invited participants representing the fields of ethnobotany, public health, medical anthropology, ecology, and economics.
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CGIAR center
CIFOR
Category
Initiatives and Networks
Keywords
biodiversity
HIV/AIDS
diet
medicinal plant
Contact
Carol Colfer
E-mail
c.colfer@cgiar.org
Title
Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer
Description
CIAT coordinates this bilateral USAID-supported project in Rwanda that disseminates nutritionally enhanced food crops in target areas to address nutritional deficiencies including the special needs of HIV/AIDS effected households and communities.
CGIAR center
CIAT
Category
Initiatives and Networks
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
nutrition
malnutriton
bifortification
micronutrient
Countries
Rwanda
Contact
Kathryn Laing
E-mail
k.laing@cgiar.org
Title
Enabling Rural Innovation
Description
CIAT and its local partners are undertaking an exploratory study of the dynamics in asset and livelihood strategies induced by HIV/AIDS and its linkages with agriculture. Special attention is being paid to the erosion of knowledge, coping strategies in agriculture, and technologies that benefit HIV/AIDS affected households and communities.
CGIAR center
CIAT
Category
Research Program
Keywords
rural
HIV/AIDS
nutrtition
malnutrition
Contact
Kathryn Laing
E-mail
k.laing@cgiar.org
Title
Partnerships and Ongoing Work on HIV/AIDS
Description
ICRISAT has initiated collaboration with the SIWA programme (WARDA) in the mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS into ICRISTAT's research for itsdevelopment agenda. In addition, ICRISTAT is the implementing partner of an IFPRI-funded HIV/AIDS project in MALAWI. The project is a component of the broader IFPRI-coordinated RENEWAL project. The objective is to understand the impact of HIV/AIDS on the inter- and intra-generational flows of information and local knowledge relating to genetic resources utilized for food security, and to identify new options to enhance access to agricultural knowledge and information by those affected by HIV/AIDS.
CGIAR center
ICRISAT
Category
Initiatives and Networks
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
food security
Countries
Malawi
Contact
Farid Waliyar
E-mail
f.waliyar@cgiar.org
Title
Agricultural Issues of HIV/AIDS
Description
ICRISAT has been working to mainstream HIV/AIDS in its research. Issues covered in this research include labor saving technologies, improving nutrition, improving markets, and insights from village-level studies. Research projects have been implemented in Malawi, Limpopo river basin of Zimbabwe, and Andhra Pradesh India.
CGIAR center
ICRISAT
Category
Research Program
Keywords
HIV/AIDS
nutrition
malnutrition
Countries
Malawi
Zimbabwe
India
Contact
Farid Waliyar
E-mail
F.Waliyar@cgiar.org