This study on Utilization of Teachers' Zone Resource Centres on local professional development courses for teachers was of a survey type. That is, it covered some zones and schools to get a picture of how Zone Resource Centres were utilized in Mbala and Mpulungu Districts. The researcher used...
Download PDF ↓Finger millet \Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] is an important traditional food security crop in 2 remote and dry areas of northern Zambia. Its several major uses include porridge, bread, malt, beverages, fodder and popped products. Yields in these areas are severely limited by drought. Drought...
Download PDF ↓Sweetpotato is one of the most important sources of carbohydrates among small-scale farmers in Zambia and ranking second only to cassava. A study was conducted under field conditions at three locations during the 2008/09 season to determine the variability of micronutrients and to characterise...
Download PDF ↓The production of cassava in Zambia is concentrated on the Western, North Western , Northwrn and Luapula provinces. Pests and diseases have been listed among the major constraints to increased production of the crop. The present study was conducted to identify the viruses attacking cassava in...
Download PDF ↓Maize-Legume intercropping systems are a common practice amongst small scale farmers in Zambia. However, the benefits of this practice are not fully understood due to inadequate information on the agronomic and economic effects of the system. There is need to find out more about the effects of...
Download PDF ↓Commercially grown Sorghum is slowly replacing maize in the expanding opaque beer brewing industry in Zambia. The lack of an established weed control package for commercial Sorghum production has compelled farmers to use herbicide weed control methods recommended for maize in commercial Sorghum...
Download PDF ↓This study is concerned with an examination of the role of women in mass mobilization in Zambian nationalist politics during the period 1951 to 1964. Concentration has been on Lusaka as the case study. The study begins with an analysis of the historical background to the status of Zambian women....
Download PDF ↓The main purpose of this research study was to evaluate levels of women participation in the Adult Literacy programme in Kabompo District of North-western province.The study was mainly meant to answer the questions raised as specified in the objectives. Objectives for the study included:...
Download PDF ↓The performance of ten spring wheat varieties in respect to yield and yield components was analysed in a split-split plot design with location (Chirundu, Unza and Mpongwe representing Region I, II and III of Zambia respectively) as the main plot, planting dates (mid-April, mid-May, mid-June and...
Download PDF ↓This is a report of the study that was conducted at The University of Zambia (UNZA) main campus to explore the perceptions of male students towards male circumcision (MC) and its effectiveness as a complimentary method of HIV/AIDS prevention. It was an exploratory study that used both qualitative...
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