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The introduction of Co- management in Mweru- Luapula fishery in the early 1990’s by the Department of Fisheries (DOF) aimed at replacing exclusionary state control. However, lack of supporting legislation and funding in most fisheries led to its collapse. Currently, co-management legislation...

A study entitled “Factors that Promote Gender Inequalities in Accessing Agricultural Credit in Rural Areas” was conducted in Kanakantapa Resettlement Scheme in Chongwe district of Zambia. The objectives of the study were: 1) To examine the level of participation of men and women in agriculture in...

Universal education inclusion has attracted high-profile attention internationally as an ideological project. This study explores Food For Education (FFE) Programmes and prospects for multi-sectoral gains in state and non-state driven projects. Previous studies on Food For Education Programmes...

This study examined the gendered experienced along the tomato value chain in the Lusaka city region. The objectives of the study were to: identify the key actors along the tomato value chain; establish the practices carried out along the tomato value chain by men and women; analyse the challenges...

Power relations are often studied in agricultural value chains because the different ways in which the participants in the value chain interact depends to a large extent on the forms of power present. Literature has shown that power relations among actors in agricultural value chains determine...

Effects of climate variability on pastoral farming are a reality in the 21st Century. This has negatively contributed by reducing the practice of pastoral farming in Zambia. The study has proposed a Climate Change Education Programme (CCEP) to address effects of Climate Variability (CV) on...

This study sought to investigate access to and control over agricultural income and labour in smallholder farming households in Chipata district, Zambia. The objectives were to investigate the agricultural practices employed by smallholder farming households in Msandire and Mkanda areas of...

The governance philosophies of the UNIP and MMD governments were very different. These were expected to drastically influence economic performance and livelihoods. The study was undertaken to compare how agricultural crop production among smallholder farmers changed in time and space. The main...

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the out-grower schemes on reducing poverty in rural Zambia. The convergent parallel strategy of the mixed research methods approach was used. The findings from the study revealed that the out-grower schemes implementation contributed positively...

Zambia‟s Food Reserve Agency was established by the Food Reserve Act of 1995. This act has since been updated in 2005 in order to incorporate the agency as a parastatal with the mandate to establish a national strategic food reserve. The agency is tasked with ensuring food security by being a...