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Table of Contents Acronyms 1 Definition of Key Terms 2 Table of Contents 3 - 4 Executive Summary 5 - 7 Recommendations 8 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Background and Overview 10 1.2 Objectives of the Study 10 1.3 Study Rationale 11 1.4 Scope of the Study 11 1.5 Status Analysis Methodology 11 1.5.1 Overall approach 11 1.5.2 Study area and participants 11 1.5.3 Data collection methods 11 1.5.4 Data management 12 2.0 COUNTRY PROFILE, HIV&AIDS AND FOOD SECURITY IN POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIES 13 2.1 Country Profile 13 2.2 The Prevalence Rate of HIV Infection in the Selected Communities 14 2.3 HIV&AIDS impact: A Snapshot 15 2.4 Progress on Targets on Combating HIV&AIDS 16 2.5 Status of Food Security in Uganda 17 2.5.1 General status 17 2.5.2 Food security status in post-conflict areas of Northern Uganda 18 2.6 Drivers of vulnerability to food insecurity in post-conflict area 19 2.6.1 Climatic factors 19 2.6.2 Armed conflict and resultant changes in gender roles 20 2.6.3 Changes in farming technologies 20 2.6.4 Land wrangles and inaccessibility to arable land 21 2.6.5 Effects of HIV&AIDS 21 2.7 Past and Current Level of Community Vulnerability to HIV&AIDS 21 2.8 Progress in Attainment of MDGs 1 and 6 on Food Security and HIV&AIDS 22 3.0 COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY TO HIV&AIDS IN FOOD INSECURE POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIES 23 3.1 Vulnerability to HIV&AIDS 23 3.2.1 Lack of income and low agricultural productivity 24 3.2.2 Loss of indigenous farming knowledge 24 3.2.3 Weakening social networks 24 3.3 The Linkage between Community Vulnerability to HIV&AIDS and Food Insecurity 25 3.4 Factors Compromising Community Resilience to HIV&AIDS and Food Insecurity 26 3
4.0 VULNERABILITY OF PLHA TO FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY IN POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIES 27 4.1 Access to Sufficient, Safe and Nutritious Food among PLHA 27 4.2 Gender and Vulnerability of PLHA to Food and Nutrition Insecurity 29 4.3 Factors Causing Vulnerability of PLHA to Food Insecurity 30 4.4 Strategies Devised by PLHA to Cope with Food and Nutrition Insecurity 31 5.0 INTEGRATION OF FOOD SECURITY INTO THE HIV& AIDS RESPONSE, GAPS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT 34 5.1 Integration of Food Security and HIV&AIDS in the Response 34 5.2 Gaps in Promotion of Food Security in post-conflict Uganda and among PLHA Households 36 5.3 Challenges in Promoting Agricultural Production and Food Security in Post-conflict Uganda and among PLHA Households 36 5.3.1 Access to arable land 36 5.3.2 High morbidity and lack of labour 37 5.3.3 Changes in farming technology 37 5.3.4 Planting seedlings and materials 37 5.2.5 The Sudan factor 38 5.3.6 Lack of availability of extension services and expertise 38 5.4 Policy Engagement and Advocacy for Food Sovereignty in Post-Conflict Uganda 38 5.4.1 Policy engagement 38 6.0 CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND KEY ISSUES FOR POLICY ENGAGEMENT 43 6.1 Conclusion 43 6.2 Recommendations 43 6.2.1 Immediate-Term 43 6.2.2 Medium -Term 44 6.2.3 Long-Term 45 List of Documents 46 - 47 Appendix 1: Nature, distribution and evolution of poverty inequality in Uganda 48 Appendix 2: Land Wrangles in the North 49 List of Tables and Figures Table 1: Proportion of PLHA with Access to ART 17 Table 2: Trend and Predictions in Production of Dominant Food Crops in Uganda, 2007-2010 18 Table 3: Progress on MDG, Goal 1 on Eradicating Extreme Hunger and Poverty 22 Table 4: Partners and stakeholders in advocacy and policy engagement 41 Figures Figure 1: HIV prevalence in selected sentinel sites in Uganda 15 Figure 2: The Scale of Food Insecurity Severity for April – June 2010 18 4
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