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Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for majority smallholder farm households in Zambia, which constitutes more than 75% of the population. However, climate change continues to pose a serious threat to agricultural productivity due to its adverse effects that cause soil infertility and...

In recent years, the potential role of edible wild fruits has been recognized in the reduction of poverty and improving human health and nutrition. Edible wild fruits are an important source of household food security for the poor in both rural and urban communities. Edible wild fruits tend to be...

This study examined existing nature and effectiveness of HIV instruction and existing curricula materials used in Teacher Training Institutions (TTIs) to prepare their pre-service and in-service teachers (PITs) to integrate Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome...

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...

Zambia has a rich history and diversity of traditional ceremonies. Traditional ceremonies are a time honoured form of communication and provide a vibrant record of common heritage. This article developed out of a study to establish the value of traditional ceremonies plays in socio – economic...

Reservoir sedimentation is one of the temporally and spatially distributed challenges facing managers of small reservoirs today. Fluvial system formed the geomorphological plinth of the study. The study was motivated by the problem of sedimentation in the Makoye Reservoir (about 60500 m2), which...

Numerous plants are considered weeds in agriculture and reduce crop yield and quality. Eliminating the deleterious effects of weeds is the goal of weed management. Herbicides are one of the methods of weed management despite some being persistent in the soil. Herbicides such as Stellar star whose...

Conservation Farming (CF) practices and Animal draught power (ADP) have been promoted for years in Zambia and the rest of sub-Sahara Africa. CF has the potential to improve soil quality and raise farm incomes despite the variable climatic conditions. ADP is considered the least expensive form of...

Maize is a third important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. Its production is however hampered by both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the abiotic factors, heat stress has been reported to cause yield losses of about 1 to 1.7 % per day for every rise in temperature above 30◦C....

Maize is one of the most important economic crops on the African continent. However, its production is constrained by both abiotic and biotic factors. Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the major abiotic constraints in maize production. It was for this reason the study was undertaken whose...