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The management practices, morphometric body measurements and disease profiles of local Zambian goats were studied with the main objectives of assessing the existing production system. The study was also aimed at gaining better understanding of: 1)socio-economic characteristics of the goat keepers...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of split application of top dressing nitrogen fertiliser on grain yield and baking quality of four wheat varieties. The recommended top dressing fertiliser of 115 kg N/ha normally added at the 3-leaf stage was split in application. It was applied...

The status of selected minerals in soil, plants and goat plasma in Siavonga district of Zambia was evaluated in the rainy, cold dry and the hot dry seasons between November 2009 and June 2010. Samples were collected in November 2009 (late hot dry season), February 2010 (rainy season) and June...

A uniform price has been applied for each agricultural commodity marketed by the official marketing institutions in Zambia since 1973. The main reason attributed for adopting a uniform pricing system is that of equality. Since its inception, the uniform pricing system has received criticisms...

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) is of great importance in Zambia for its diversified use, which can lead to increased farm income and subsequently food security at household level. Its seeds have a protein content of approximately 21% and therefore is a cheap source of protein in the human...

The unpredictable rainfall patterns increased the demand for early maturing maize cultivars. The two most limiting production constraints in maize are drought and low nitrogen. In most national breeding programs in Southern Africa there are no early maturing testers for use in the early phases of...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple food crop in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region. The nutritional superiority of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) in both human and animal nutrition ,especially in monogastric animals, has been clearly and repeatedly demonstrated. Numerous...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop and primary source of calories in Zimbabwe. Generally two groups of farmers are involved in maize production, the large scale commercial sector (LSC) and the communal farming sector (CFS) categorized based on production systems and scales of...

Maize is the principle staple food and source of protein and calories for millions of people in Southern Africa. Common maize is deficient in lysine and tryptophan and thus predisposes mothers and children to the risk of malnutrition. the consumption of quality protein maize (QPM), which has...

Maize (zea mays L.) is the staple food crop in Zimbabwe with a per capita consumption of 103kg. It is grown in a wide range of environments with 80% being produced by smallholder farmers who occupy more than 90% of the marginal areas of the country. Marginal area production has seen a high hybrid...