Accurate measurement of body fat mass (BFM) is critical in assessing overweight and obesity that pause health implications of other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The traditional commonly used method, body mass index (BMI) is not adequate to measure BFM because it does not account for body...
Accurate measurement of body fat mass (BFM) is critical in assessing overweight and obesity that pause health implications of other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The traditional commonly used method, body mass index (BMI) is not adequate to measure BFM because it does not account for body...
Download PDF ↓Conservation Agriculture has been recommended as a sustainable farming system for many crops in Zambia based on reported improvements in soil infiltration, moisture, soil carbon, microbial activity and reduced bulk density over time. However, the effects in groundnuts such as plant development,...
Download PDF ↓Poor rainfall distribution, low soil calcium, soil acidity and low soil moisture stress contribute largely to low levels of groundnut productivity. Because the majority of groundnut farmers in Zambia are small-holder and have limited resources, they are not able to cope with these production...
Download PDF ↓Heavy metal contamination commonly results from human activities such as mining, and it has become a serious environmental problem. Heavy metals are an important category of the industrial pollutants due to their non-biodegradability. One of the most cost-effective strategies for dealing with...
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