HIV/AIDS has a severe impact on food security, affecting all of its dimensions: availability, stability, access, utilization. FAO recognizes that HIV/AIDS is a determining factor for, as well as a consequence of, food insecurity. Although the relationships among gender, food security and rural...

This study estimates the impact of agricultural research, specifically improved maize seeds varieties, on agricultural productivity and welfare in Uganda using a three-wave panel survey. First, it looks at the determinants of technology adoption are examined in a dynamic setting that allows for...

According to the latest estimates by UNAIDS (2006: 8) there are about 38.6 million people living with HIV worldwide. Within the last five years, there has been a growing recognition that HIV/AIDS is not only a global public health threat, but also a major humanitarian crisis that challenges both...