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Rice is one of the staple food crops and is a profitable smallholder cash crop in Zambia. It has the potential to contribute to increased incomes and employment among rural producers. However, rice is the only staple crop for which domestic production does not meet domestic demand due to low...

This study investigated the understanding which University of Zambia (UNZA) first year students of mathematics had of specific concepts in selected mathematics topics. Procedural and conceptual understanding underpinned the investigation. It was also the intention of the study to determine...

Zambia is a multicultural and multi-ethnic nation with 73 ethnic groups which equate to 73 languages spoken across the country while 7 languages are used as medea of instruction for the first four years in the primary schools. The policy has been criticised as being monoglossic. Studies in Zambia...

Raw milk provides a good environment for the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and can be a vehicle to transmit such pathogens to humans. The study aimed to investigate milk hygiene practices and characterize S. aureus/MRSA associated with the...

Maize productivity among the smallholder farmers in Zambia is generally low, resulting in average national grain yield of 2.3 tons per hectare. This challenge is mainly attributed to low and erratic rainfall, low soil fertility, and poor farming practices. This study was conducted to (i) evaluate...

The study sought to examine Managerial Perceptions and Strategic Choices in Addressing Dependence on Donor Aid in Financing Education in Malawi. The study established that there are differences in managerial perception and strategic choices which are a source of disequilibrium between policy and...

This study was conducted to analyse the integration of Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Education in two Teacher Education Programmes in Four (4) Zambian Colleges of Education. The objectives were firstly, to collect views from lecturers, teacher...

This study investigated the approaches to learning and influence of a metacognitive educational intervention on deep learning among undergraduate pharmacy students. The study was necessitated by contextually relevant recurring concerns about attrition rates due to poor academic performance that...

The study assessed the adoption of SE by Zimbabwean companies and the effect of such on performance, 2012-2015. The results reveal that firms surveyed demonstrated varying intensities of adopting innovation, risk taking, organizational learning, acceptance of risk, flexibility and successful...

This study has reported, in more detail the coping strategies to challenges experienced by students from the rural areas of Zambia who are studying by distance at the University of Zambia (UNZA). An initial literature review suggests that a number of studies completed in the past report that most...