Mitigating HIV and AIDS impacts through agro-forestry practices.

The specific objective of the study was to assess whether agroforestry contributed to increases in maize yields of HIV and AIDS affected households. Data was collected using household survey questionnaires, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The results showed that households practicing agroforestry were obtaining higher maize yields as compared to households that were not practicing agroforestry. The study concludes that households affected by HIV and AIDS would benefit from practicing agroforestry for achievement of food security. The main methodological difference with this study was its special focus on households affected by HIV and AIDS. The main objective of this study was to compare the maize yield of households affected by HIV and AIDS who practiced agroforestry and households affected by HIV and AIDS who did not practice agroforestry.