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This study aimed at reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships among Zambian riverine haplochromine cichlids and at reviewing their taxonomic status. The riverine haplochromines used were from the Zambezi River and the Luapula-Congo River systems. The target taxa were from two major groups:...

The agriculture industry is a vital sector in the development of the economies of nations in the South. This study advances a proposition that Zambia can markedly reduce its food self-sustainability and economic crisis through agriculture development. Agriculture development can be achieved...

Despite the implementation of the Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP), there were indications of food insecurity continuing among small-scale farmers in rural Zambia during the 2006/2007 farming season. The FSP was introduced by the Zambian government in 2002 under the Poverty Reduction Strategy...

This work is based on the data from a research project: The Population Consequences of Agricultural Modernization, funded by the International Develop¬ment Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. I wish to express my gratitude to this organization. The prime concern of this study is to investigate the...

This work presents an analysis of the impact the multipurpose cooperative movement has had on agricultural development, a source of income for the bulk of the rural people, and the social-economic consequences of their development.To assess the effect of the cooperative movement, the study uses...

This study was conducted at Agriculture Support Programme (ASP), Mpika, to determine the impact created by the use of participatory communication approaches among its target audience.A total of 61 respondents participated in the study. The respondents consisted of one lecturer from Zambia College...

This report is an account of the author's personal experiences and investigations with some of the Executive Board members of Nyemba Ward Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (NWMCSL) (Appendix 1) and sixteen small-scale female farmer members of the society (Appendix 2). The author set out...

Common bacterial blight is a major seed-borne disease of common bean. Its resistance is complex because of the quantitative nature. The combination of molecular-marker technology (MAS) with traditional phenotypic selection greatly facilitates the selection of resistant lines. The molecular...

A Vegetation survey was carried out within a 300 km area around Gwabi on the Zambian side of the middle Zambezi Valley with emphasis on regenerating fields abandoned after clearing. Information was collected on the previous and present status of such fields. The Braun-Blanquet phytosociological...

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...