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A research study on sorghiun (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) production under small scale farming was conducted in Chiawa, during the 1993/94 cropping season. It consisted of three components, namely the weed flora survey, the socio-economic weed management survey and a field trial. The main...

Incidences of plant and soil zinc (Zn) deficiency have been reported in many countries. The University of Zambia soil analysis laboratory has observed that a high percentage of soil samples analyzed fall below the critical limits for Zn. Field experiments were conducted at the University of...

The study Looks at the concerns of small farmers in determining the optimum and accepatable plan and highlights the budgets for region of Cholutea-Nacaome

The main objectives of this study are to estimate the levels of patron satisfaction with community pharmacy care, to describe those with low satisfaction scores and to determine the reasons for purchase of drugs. This was a cross sectional questionnaire based study that was conducted in Lusaka...

The question as to whether the plantation system is good or bad for developing countries, is indeed an issue which has aroused much debate among scholars. Whereas some have assessed the system in positive terms, others have analysed it in negative terms. It is, therefore, in this context that an...

The main purpose of the study was to review factors which influence learner participation in University extension education. The specific objectives were to determine factors that encouraged learner participation in University extension education; to determine whether or not University education...

This study focused on the training of agricultural extension workers in Zambia and its congruence both with the role and performance expectations of the Department of Agriculture for its frontline workers as well as their actual field performance. The research approach was a multi-method...

The Zambian government through the fertilizer support programme (FSP) aimed at reducing poverty among small-scale farmers. The programme was introduced in 2002 with an initial 50% subsidy later increased to 60% by 2007 and during 2008-2009 farming season it was at 75%. The study aimed at...

Findings in the Sudan show a possible association between aflatoxins and kwashiorkor, a category of Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM). Similarities in the geographical and seasonal prevalence of aflatoxins and kwashiorkor, as well as similarities in the metabolic derangements caused by aflatoxins...

The aflatoxins, toxins produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, have been detected in both imported as well as locally grown maize in Zambia.The problem of toxicity caused by the ingestion of aflatoxin-contaminated maize was approached by determining the levels of residues in edible tissue of...