[pronut-hiv] ARVs and food insecurity

["George M. Carter" <fiar@verizon.net>]

Food is important
George M. Carter
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>Therefore, the multi sectoral strategy advocated by Nduhura would 
>partly entail that the agriculture extension workers should work hand in >hand with affected families to reduce the problem of food insecurity.

I agree wholeheartedly.

It may seem distal to the discussion, but it would help if the United 
States government didn't block access to American markets to agricultural 
goods from developing nations. (So much for "free" trade which appears to be more about "rape" than anything else.)

Such an economic stimulus along with a return to certain subsistence 
farming practices may be helpful, rather than the failed "cash crops" only 
approach of IMF/WB "structural adjustment programs" that helped destroy African economies.

Food is important. Economic well-being helps assure that access. At this 
point, the debt relief SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE and retroactive. They gave loans and a lot of BAD advice.

As a result, the poverty in Africa has worsened horribly.

Of course, that in no way justifies the corrupt activities of some 
governments and their failure to help their people in the all-out copying 
of American/Western corporate privilege without the slightest hint of 
responsibility. (More rape.)

All that having been said, I'd add too that Botswana resist the garbage put out by Abbott  like Ensure which is really a lot of sugars, bad fats and is rather unhealthy. There may be some better products and in the end, when I talk with people here that have severely limited incomes, if that is all they can consume, it is better than nothing. but only nominally.

George M. Carter
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