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Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in the well-being of people living with HIV (PLWHIV), impacting their immune system, overall health, and quality of life. Nutrition education and counselling (NEC) are essential components of comprehensive HIV care and support. However, there is limited...

Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is an annual legume, considered important as a cash and nutritional security grain legume in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Cowpea yields in the sub-Sahara African region are low partly due to several biotic stress factors, which includes several...

Dietary diversity has continued to gain widespread attention as it has evidently been associated with nutrient adequacy. A diverse diet has been shown to reflect nutrient adequacy since no one food can meet all the nutritional requirement of a person. Women have been considered vulnerable to...

Smallholder farmers in Africa are perpetually constrained by a number of factors such as limited market access, poor infrastructure, and low production and productivity which in turn affects their levels of commercialisation. One strategy that has been touted as the panacea to the low levels of...

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a challenge to many nations with estimates indicating that by 2022, there were 39 million people in the world living with HIV and in Zambia, the HIV prevalence among adults, 15 years and above, is approximately 11 percent. ART has been known to slow progression of HIV in...

The fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum which causes anthracnose disease in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) has a high genetic variability that requires deployment of loci with resistance to a wide range of C. lindemuthianum races. Most of the loci have been sourced from the Middle American...

Global climate change, coupled with rapid population growth at a rate of 3.4%, is driving significant shifts in agricultural practices worldwide. Traditional crops are struggling to cope with the biotic and abiotic stresses imposed by climate change on plants. Recognizing the need for adaptive...

Kachasu is a traditional distilled liquor that is manufactured in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The manufacture and sale of kachasu is illegal in Zambia, however this has not hampered its manufacture. Kachasu has also been suspected of having a high alcohol...

Aquaculture is fastest food producing sector in the world with most of the production coming from small and medium income countries, Unfortunately, the development of aquaculture in Africa has largely lagged behind Asian countries due to the high cost and scarcity of fishmeal, which is an...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume crop grown for household revenue, food and nutrition security in many parts of the world. Common bean is classified into Andean and Middle American gene pools. Most of the beans grown in east and southern Africa countries including Zambia...