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Globally, 14% of the world's food valued at $400 billion per year continues to be wasted along the supply chain after it is harvested and before it reaches consumers. In Zambia, there has been an increase in vegetable production from 157,500 tons in 1972 to 445,625 tons in 2021. Soweto Market...

Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. are the most common coliforms that cause clinical mastitis and are responsible for the disease in about 40% of cases in dairy animals. The presence of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in raw milk poses a threat to human health as consumption of contaminated raw milk...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) are important food crops across Sub-Saharan Africa. In Zambia, common bean and cowpea yields are typically lower than potential yields due to the impact of plant diseases and invertebrate pests. Black bean aphid (Aphis...

The study analysed the relationship between public expenditure at the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). The focus was on ECZ expenditure shifts in election and non-election years and their impact on service delivery components in agriculture. The question...

This study is a historical investigation of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) from 1905 to 2000. ZNFU is one of the oldest associations in Zambia traced back to Fort Jameson town (present day Chipata). It started as a Tobacco Farmers’ Association in 1905. In1938, it changed to Northern...

This research sought to assess the effects of load shedding on dairy milk production industries in Zambia. The researcher was motivated to undertake this study due to lack of socio economic development as a result of erratic power supply caused by load shedding to Zambian industries. The research...

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...

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...

In 2002, the republican President of Zambia declined a donation of Genetically Modified (GM) maize from the United States of America citing a lack of regulation and technical capacity. Consequently, in 2003 and 2007, the country passed the Biosafety Policy and Biosafety Act respectively. In 2018,...

In the light of increasing pressure on limited fresh water resources, the growing world population and increasing greenhouse gas emission, maximizing crop water use becomes an important topic. Considerable research is being done on deficit irrigation. However, there is limited published work...