SEAGA livestock guide: planning with a gender and HIV AIDS lens

Socio-economic, gender and HIV and Aids issues in livestock production

Produced by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , 2005

This handbook provides an overview of some of the key socio-economic and gender issues related to livestock production, and considers the impact of HIV/AIDS on livestock production and related activities.

The guide looks at strategies for mitigating the impacts of HIV/AIDS (and other chronic illnesses) on food security and agriculture in terms of the role of livestock production. Pull-out checklists of questions are provided to help users consider gender, HIV/AIDS and socio-economic concerns in planning livestock initiatives and addressing these issues in livestock-focused institutions. There is also a pull-out toolbox of ten participatory tools to help field-based users in livestock project identification and preparation.