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A case study was carried out to investigate the concentration levels of chemical elements in different varieties of rape (Brassica napus L.) which were grown in five farms in Chowampanga, Kabwe district in Zambia. The purpose of the study was to monitor the levels of chemicals in locally grown...

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,...

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of climate variability on pastoral farming and develop a Climate Change Education Programme (CCEP) to address the effects of Climate Variability on Pastoral farmers in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province of Zambia. The study was purely a...

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...

Smallholder farmers in Mazabuka district of Southern province of Zambia have been experiencing worsened climate change related shocks especially dry spells or drought, increased incidences of crop pests and diseases in the recent years. Farmers have had to cope with such shocks through the...

In order to revamp agricultural production in Zambia, Government in 2002 introduced the Farmer Input Support Programme whose aim was to improve small scale farmers’ access to maize based agricultural inputs. However, in 2015/16 season, the Ministry of Agriculture moved away from the conventional...

Since 2002, the Government of Zambia has been funding a farmer input support programme (FISP) in order to increase household food security and incomes. The program specifies that beneficiaries will collect subsidised inputs from the program for three (3) farming seasons only and graduate...

This study analysed the agricultural extension programmes from a transformative learning perspective in Ngwezi settlement scheme in Mazabuka District. The Ngwezi settlement scheme is located along the Ngwezi River plain which runs from the Magoye area eastwards for over thirty miles and is...

The introduction of Oreochromis niloticus on Lake Kariba has been widely associated with the decline in preponderance of indigenous Tilapiines, especially Oreochromis mortimeri. Comperative aspects of abundances, growth and reproductive biology for O. niloticus, and three known indigeous...

The poultry industry has been expanding rapidly in Zambia with both eggs and table birds forming a major dietary protein source for the majority of the population. Despite this expansion, unhygienic rearing conditions have characterized the poultry industry at both small scale and commercial...