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  • Why fish farming can help people living with HIV in Liberia | Afua Hirsch | Global development | theguardian.com
    http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/17/fish-farming-help-liberia-hiv-positive

    Good nutrition is particularly important for people with HIV. Research has shown they need much higher than average levels of protein (pdf) to prevent their health from deteriorating and to allow healthy growth. “Nutrition is one of the key things if you are taking anti-retroviral drugs,” said Chon. “The drugs are toxic, and if you don’t have food to eat, they can make you very ill.”

    “But food in Liberia is very expensive. We buy expensive imported rice, even though we should be growing it ourselves, and fish is difficult for most people to afford.”

    Sheehy says Grow2Feed is the first co-operative fish farm in Liberia to operate for the benefit of an HIV-positive community. The project has attracted the interest of the Liberian government, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which has worked with Grow2Feed to provide training, will also support teaching at the University of Liberia.

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