The purpose of this study is to construct and estimate a model of production behavior for tobacco farmers in Zambia. The final data set consisted of annual production and price data for fifty farmers over three seasons (1990/91 to 1992/93). Production behavior is modeled in terms of a Translog...
Download PDF ↓In hard rock mining, drilling and blasting still remain the main method of fragmenting rock. In mining methods involving the use of long holes, extra costs are incurred as a result of consequences associated with hole deviations.The consequences include build-ups, hang-ups and poor rock...
Download PDF ↓Education, is one of the important issues which occupy the minds of the new leaders when they are in the reigns of power in any former colonial dependency. This concern for education by the new governments in the newly independent countries is brought about by a number of factors. Firstly, the...
Download PDF ↓Water is a scarce and finite resource with no substitute. All life on earth depends on water. The challenges of water resource management anywhere need concerted efforts by various players such as government, the community or dam owners. This study was aimed at evaluating and describing...
Download PDF ↓The main purpose of the research was to assess the effect of SAFE on improving girls' education in Zambia by examining the interventions put in place by SAFE at Kabale Basic School and Lwitikila Girls Secondary School. The research assessed the impact of SAFE'S interventions on the academic...
Download PDF ↓Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a tuber crop grown widely in Zambia by small scale farmers as a staple carbohydrate. The crop offers many advantages but its potential has been fully exploited. This failure has been in part due to poor production practices and the lack of improved planting...
In order to improve the productivity of land in smallholder agriculture, intercropping of maize (zea mays L.) and cowpea (vigna unguicula L. (walp) has great potential. An experiment was conducted at the University of Zambia School of Agriculture Sciences Field Station in Lusaka, Zambia during...
Download PDF ↓Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean (L.) Verde.) is an indigenous African Leguminous crop, cultivated mainly by small-scale farmers in Zambia. The crop is grown predominantly for human consumption although it has potential for use in animal feeds and in many farming systems for soil amendments...
This study set out to evaluate and determine the effect of formative evaluation on academic performance in Mathematics in upper basic schools of Lusaka District.The study used a quasi-experimental non-equivalent design. Under this design, the classrooms were used as they were without any...
Download PDF ↓The need for preservation of crop species is being widely recognized. This requires that seeds posses good initial quality and potential to be stored for long periods. Time of harvest of soyabean seed has been identified as the main factor affecting quality and potential for long term storage....
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