AIDS and food production in East and Central Africa
Payne, J.R.
World Health Organization Aids Technical Bulletin 2: 87-88
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-0845 PMID: 12342467 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9192(89)90020-1Document Number: 363758
This is a critique of an article that discusses the potential economic impact of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on production. Extrapolations over the next decade suggest that very large numbers of people will be developing AIDS. Research for assessing the impact of AIDS on agriculture is outlined. This includes the time course of the diffusion of AIDS from its mainly urban concentration to the rural population. Also analyzed are production systems and assessment of the potential implications of demographic changes for these systems, and socio-anthropological studies of changes in distributional relationships. An outline scheme for a model of household production systems which could be developed in conjunction with the information generated in the 4 research areas is described. The commentary states that this has been a neglected part of AIDS-related research. The editorial comment points out that the potential impact of AIDS on agricultural populations is likely to occur in 2 places: 1) a more immediate phase of replacement migration to the cities; and 2) a more long-term direct effect on agricultural workers.
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