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Availability of data and information on groundwater is important for sustainable utilization of groundwater resources. Its assessment, development, utilization and management largely depend on data acquisition; the aspect often overlooked or inconsistently carried out in most groundwater...

This study is about an ethical evaluation of deforestation in Mwekera National Forest No. 6. The objectives of the study were: to investigate why deforestation is still going on in the Mwekera National Forest No. 6 even though the Forest Policy and Forest Act are in force; to investigate to what...

Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in Zambia and in many other developing countries. Adverse outcomes include low birth weight and fetal death as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. The Ministry of Health put in a policy in 2003 for routine prophylaxis against malaria in...

The use of backfill in underground mines has increasingly become an integral part of overall mining operations all over the world. This has largely been driven by the need to increase ore recovery and productivity. The underground mining activities have given rise to creation of large volumes of...

This study has investigated the sustainability of Zambia’s domestic debt (mainly composed of Government securities). Most of Zambia’s external debt has been forgiven and donors have put in place measures to avoid a repeat of an accumulation of an unsustainable external debt stock. Zambia’s...

Studies were carried out on Rusinga Island and the mainland in the Mbita Division of South Nyanza District, Kenya, from November 1987 to December 1989 to determine the distribution and die! activity patterns,population dynamics and responses of Glossina fusci pes Fusci pes Newstead 1910 to...

A cross sectional study was carried out with specific objectives of assessing the relative profitability of smallholder dairy farming and determining the socio-economic factors affecting it, in six of the then nine provinces of Zambia. Data used to achieve these objectives were obtained from 157...

In assessing the efficacy and economic value of intercropping cabbage as a way of managing Diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L., six cropping cultures were evaluated. The trial was conducted at the National Irrigation Research Station, in Mazabuka, Zambia, in 1995/96. The cropping...

This study was aimed at evaluating the Performance Management Package (PMP) in the Zambia civil service. More specifically, it examined the key elements of the PMP and its implementation and attempted to determine the extent to which work plans and targets have been established and were adhered...

Trade balance is one of the main factors affecting the balance of payments position. This study examined the relationship between exchange rate and trade balance in Zambia, both in the short run and long run using quarterly data from 1998:1 to 2009:4. The study investigated how trade balance...