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AIDS-related labour losses affecting production

    JOHANNESBURG

    In its latest study, the UN Relief and Recovery Unit (RRU) has found that Zimbabwe's already struggling agricultural sector had been badly affected by HIV/AIDS.

    The report noted that "productivity has been severely affected in the agricultural sector as a direct result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the country".

    It also said the highest number of HIV-positive people were in the 15 to 23 age range - "the core of the agricultural labour force".

    The RRU warned in a statement: "With the agricultural sector threatened in this way, and at a time when food security is already a major cause for concern, urgent short- and medium-term initiatives in the HIV/AIDS sector are required."

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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