The study shows the contributions the voluntary land resettlement schemes are doing to combat unemployment, rural poverty and rural under development in Zambia. The study also comes up with possible workable recommendations that can uphold sustainable rural development by the establishment of...
Download PDF ↓Leguminous tree leaf litter has potential as a nutrient source for smallholder vegetable production systems. However, quality of the leaf litter influences yield responses by the crops grown. A field experiment was conducted at Msekera Research Station in Eastern Province of Zambia to assess the...
Download PDF ↓Crop simulation models can accurately predict yield with a priori knowledge of the soil properties and crop management practices. Generation of new information through traditional agronomic research practices is not sufficient to meet the needs for new agro-technologies and they are generally...
Download PDF ↓Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world after wheat and rice. It is the staple food crop of people in Zambia, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils has been limiting grain yield. The objective of this study was to introgress desirable yield enhancing alleles...
Download PDF ↓Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world after wheat and rice. It is the staple food crop of people in Zambia, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils has been limiting grain yield. The objective of this study was to introgress desirable yield enhancing alleles...
Download PDF ↓This essay attempts to answer the question whether or not the Lands Acquisition Act of 1970 and the Lands Act of 1995 are necessary pieces of legislation in Zambia's liberalized market economy. This comes in the light of the fact that whereas the Lands Act, 1995 seeks to promote investment, both...
Download PDF ↓Wheat is an important economic cereal crop used in the production of a wide range of foods and other products. However, due to low wheat production (< 1.5 ton/ha) in acidic soils, and the country’s total demand of about 240,000 metric tones as at 2010, is unable to be met. Acid soils generally...
Download PDF ↓A study was conducted in Magobbo area of Mazabuka District to validate the yield predicting capacity of the Zambia Semi-quantified Land Evaluation System for rain fed maize production under small-holder farming conditions. An area where soils had been surveyed and mapped was used as a test site....
Download PDF ↓Fusarium species are ubiquitous soil inhabiting fungi. They have the ability to exist as saprophytes degrading lignin and complex carbohydrates associated with plant debris. Although the predominant role of these saprophytes is harmless, many species are pathogenic to plants, especially in...
Download PDF ↓Zambia like other countries in the Southern Africa is faced with problems of food security due to decline in soil fertility, fodder shortage especially in the dry season, continuous cultivation without application of fertilizer or manure, increased soil erosion, soil exhaustion and low inherent...