MALAWI: HIV/Aids, agriculture and food security in Malawi: Background to action

The Malawi National HIV/Aids Strategic Framework 2000-2004 calls for an expanded, multi-sectoral national response to the epidemic. However, this article states that the capacity to respond to these calls lags behind. In many sectors, policy making still proceeds as if HIV/Aids never happened. Despite growing efforts, organisations involved in agricultural research and development generally have limited understanding of how AIDS affects agricultural systems.