RUDN Journal of EconomicsRUDN Journal of EconomicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика2313-23292408-8986Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2130210.22363/2313-2329-2019-27-1-72-89INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION MARKETSЭКОНОМИКА ОТРАСЛЕВЫХ РЫНКОВResearch ArticleHIV/AIDS pandemic and agricultural production in CameroonПандемия ВИЧ/СПИДа и сельскохозяйственное производство в КамерунеTambiMbu DanielТамбиМбу Даниэль

Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Dschang, Cameroon

факультет экономики сельского хозяйства, Университет Дшанг, Камерун

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Whether HIV/AIDS affects agricultural production in Cameroon is purely an empirical issue due to controversy in results over the years. This study has as objectives to assess factors that affect the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and to explore the influence of HIV/AIDS on agricultural production in Cameroon. The 2007 Household Consumption Survey is use as our source of data together with other variables imported into the survey data from the ministries in charge of public health and agriculture. Estimates are obtained using instrumental variables two-stage least squares regression method. The result shows that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS pandemic in Cameroon is strongly influence by level of education, age, occupation and environmental characteristics, while the main result reveals that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS correlates negatively with agricultural production. These results have implications for agricultural policy instruments that could offer interventions to HIV/AIDS affected persons to mitigate the negative effect on agricultural production.

В статье рассматривается степень влияния уровня распространения ВИЧ и СПИДа на сельскохозяйственное производство в Камеруне. Целью исследования является оценка факторов, влияющих на распространенность ВИЧ/СПИДа, а также изучение влияния ВИЧ/ СПИДа на сельскохозяйственное производство в Камеруне. В качестве основного источника информации взяты данные по обследованию потребления домашних хозяйств 2007 г., а также статистические данные профильных министерств, отвечающих за здравоохранение и сельское хозяйство в Камеруне. Основные результаты исследования получены путем применения двухэтапного метода регрессии наименьших квадратов. Результат исследования показал, что распространенность пандемии ВИЧ/СПИДа в Камеруне сильно зависит от уровня образования, возраста, профессии и экологических характеристик. В то же время данный метод продемонстрировал, что распространенность ВИЧ/СПИДа отрицательно коррелирует с сельскохозяйственным производством. Важность данных результатов определяется необходимостью совершенствования государственной сельскохозяйственной политики Камеруна с целью снижения негативного эффекта для системы здравоохранения и сельскохозяйственного комплекса страны.

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