Transcending boundaries to improve the food security of HIV-affected households in rural Uganda
Although knowledge and technologies exist in Uganda to better enable households to be food secure, agricultural sector programs are not promoting them as effectively as they could. Likewise, programs exist in the health and social welfare sectors to support HIV-affected households, but these do not generally incorporate the kinds of nutritional and agricultural know-how required to meet affected households’ food security needs. This report provides recommendations on how these technical sectors, agriculture, health and nutrition, can be better integrated within communities to improve food security.
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