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Forest play a number of functions such as the provision of wood for timber and fuel, building materials, household implements, wild food, herbal medicines and many others to many rural communities in Zambia including Sesheke District. Forest also provides a wide range of services such as...

Soybean is one of the most important cultivated crops in the world with about 6% of the world’s arable land dedicated to its production. Compared to other major food crops, soybean experienced the highest percentage of yearly increases in production area over the period 1968 to 2013 from 29...

Wildlife utilisation for livelihoods frequently conflicts with conservation, raising challenges of integrating rural livelihood issues into conservation agendas. However, the reality of wildlife utilisation in rural areas, especially Game Management Areas cannot be stated simply; it is a...

There are two types of conservation tillage methods commonly used in Zambia-planting basins for hand hoe farmers and ripping for farmers with access to animal draft power and implements. Maize, cotton, soyabean, sunflower and groundnuts are among the major crops grown by the rural households and...

Although barley, oats and rye have a wide range of uses and show economic significance to Zambia, especially considering importation of barley from Zimbabwe by the brewing industry, there are currently very few varieties that grow favourably under tropical environments. The cereals in question...

This study examined the livelihood strategies of small-scale farm households, their food security status and the challenges they face to meet their livelihoods in Nakanga Agriculture Camp of Kafue services officers and village headmen. The study revealed that the households depend mostly on...

The forest management is undergoing a transformation world over. There have been perceived some problems that have accompanied the old approach of secluding local communities living near the forest from taking part in the management of the forest resource. Because of the perceived problems, there...

This study aimed at assessing impacts of Dichrostachys cinerea and Mimosa pigra encroachment on soil nitrogen, phosphorous and carbon pools as well as plant species diversity, vegetation composition and food supply for herbivores in Lochinvar National park of Southern Zambia. The study...

The Red bollworm, Diaparopsis Castenea Hampson, is an insect that has become a major pest of cotton in Zambia. This study was conducted in Magoye, Mazabuka district, Southern province of Zambia. The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of different types of intercropping...

A study site in the Luangwa district, south-eastern part of Lusaka Province was used for an investigation of the impact of human activities on indigenous woody vegetation.Evidence obtained from the review of literature and initial field reconnaissance suggested that the observed changes and...