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  AIDS and agriculture in Africa: can agricultural policy make a difference?

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2000

  Focussing on sub-Saharan Africa, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread rapidly over the past 15 years, this article highlights the effects of the pandemic on farm households and discusses some policy issues arising from it.Effects of HIV/AIDS infection on agriculture:Reduction in area of land under cultivation, as land is often allocated by community authorities to families on the basi
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  Poverty, human capital and gender: a comparative study of Yemen and Egypt

  Workshop on the Analysis of Poverty and its Determinants in the MENA Region, 2001

  The objective of this study is to examine the impacts of poverty on children's health status and educational attainment in Yemen and Egypt. The hypothesis is children from poor families, particularly girls have lower health status, lower educational attainment, and are most likely to engage in child labour.
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  The State of the World’s Children 2001

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2001

  Drawing on reports from the world over, The State of the World’s Children 2001 details the daily lives of parents and other caregivers who are striving – in the face of war, poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic – to protect the rights and meet the needs of these young children.
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  Understanding linkages among food availability, access, consumption, and nutrition in Africa: empirical findings and issues from the literature

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1995

  By providing new perspectives on linkages between food availability, access, consumption, and nutrition, this report intends to assist policymakers in understanding the nature and extent of relationships among all variables involved in this issue, so as to encourage formulation of more appropriate and sustainable food policies.
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  Review of progress made in the definition of the right to adequate food in international law: States' obligations, international organizations' obligations and the role of the private sector.

  FAO Right to Food, 1999

  The paper places the effort to define and clarify the rights to food and nutrition within the wider framework of international law and relations based on the United Nations Charter.
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  Measuring household food consumption: a technical guide

  Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2005

  This guide was developed to systematise information on monitoring and evaluating impacts of food security and household nutrition project interventions. The guide describes the process and procedures for collecting information to assess the food-intake requirements of a household and a step-by-step analysis of the food consumed.
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  Potential uses of food aid to support HIV/AIDS mitigation activities in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2000

  This article looks at ways of using food aid as an intervention to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS.
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  Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000

  Substantial abstract of a report studying the impact of urban life on the livelihoods, food security, and nutritional status of the poor in Accra. Examines food consumption and employment and income, as well as hygiene practices, sanitation conditions, and practices related to the care and feeding of children to determine their contributions to malnutrition.

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