This paper reviews the nexus between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa using a sustainable
livelihood framework. Much of the literature on HIV and AIDS has generated an almost …

Food insecurity and increasing impoverishment of the masses in developing countries
constitute a challenge for social scientists, whose theories have tried to catch up with the …

Although the concept of social exclusion has its origins in northern social policy discourses,
it can add value to attempts to think about social policy in the context of development if it can …

Food insecurity, and the factors that determine it, are experienced at the level of the
household and the individual. Food insecurity is also spatially varied across regions. In this …

Risk and vulnerability have been rediscovered as key features of rural livelihoods and
poverty, and are currently a focus of policy attention. The poor themselves try to manage …

This book brings together 11 perspectives on sub-Saharan Africa's food security problems.
Topics covered include: the evolution of thinking about food security; agricultural issues in …

Poverty reduction efforts in Malawi are currently based on the twin strategies of the Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and decentralization of government. This paper seeks to …

Because food insecurity is primarily a problem of low household incomes and poverty, and
not just inadequate food production, projects and programs for food insecure African farmers …

Following elections in 1994, the Government of Malawi embarked on an ambitious
programme of free primary education (FPE), resulting in a dramatic increase in enrolment …

Can the local commercialization of natural products contribute to reduced poverty and
vulnerability? Commentary on this issue is mixed, with some observers being quite …