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This case study examines the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS) in Lesotho. It details how the epidemic causes significant staff attrition, particularly among professional and technical cadres, and hampers the ministry's ability to deliver agricultural services and ensure food security. The document highlights a lack of internal policy frameworks, inadequate coordination, and the failure to effectively utilize allocated budgets to manage the virus within the workforce.

• The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS) lacks a comprehensive internal response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including the absence of a formal ministerial policy framework, a designated coordinating structure (until a committee was reportedly established in the second quarter of 2004), and formal care and support programmes for employees.
• Personnel at the MoAFS are at high risk of contracting HIV due to workplace characteristics such as high staff mobility, the seasonality of lower-skilled roles, and a demographic profile where 83% of employees fall into the age group most affected by the virus.
• The MoAFS faces systemic organizational weaknesses that hinder its ability to cope with the epidemic, including high bureaucracy, absenteeism, poor communication, and a lack of staff development mechanisms, leaving the institution dependent on recruiting already trained personnel.

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@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndnotbusiness7qxd, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{NotBusiness7.qxd}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/NOTBUSINESSCHAP5.PDF}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }