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This study is an attempt to examine the history of agricultural research in Zambia. To do this effectively, Mount Makulu Central Research Station has been chosen. This is because it has always been the most important agricultural research station in the country.The study is divided into five...

The question as to whether the plantation system is good or bad for developing countries, is indeed an issue which has aroused much debate among scholars. Whereas some have assessed the system in positive terms, others have analysed it in negative terms. It is, therefore, in this context that an...

Poverty is as old as humanity. In Zambia many pre-colonial societies suffered the vice that existed in a different form. But with the advent of colonialism and subsequent development of modern capitalist industries, the dynamics of poverty in Zambia changed. The shifts of men and women from rural...

This dissertation traces the development of road passenger public transport in Lusaka from the colonial to the post-colonial period. It examines interventionist measures taken by the state to deal with the persistent public transport crisis. The general belief has been that constraints of public...

Livingstone was founded in 1905. In its early period of development trade was in the hands of Europeans of mainly Jewish origin.During the 1910s, Asian trade developed and by the end of the Second World War trade had shifted into Asian hands. Trading became the main occupation of the Asians even...

This dissertation examines the major trends in the way of life of the Gwembe Tonga from the time of their relocation in 1958 to 1998. Basically, the study analyses the process of resettlement and adaptation of the valley people, highlighting in particular the concomitant hardships of a critical...

This dissertation reconstructs the history of the Pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District of Southern Province. It covers the period between 1930 and 1990. The study takes both the chronological and thematic approaches. It consists of four chapters. The first chapter examines the...

There are wide gaps in empirical and perceptual baseline data and information on obtaining knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).The main objective of this study was to assess the levels of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice that Linda residents have...

The title of the study was: A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Study of Buntungwa clinic catchment area in Mansa, Zambia, regarding Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education. The purpose of the study was to assess the levels of knowledge, explore attitudes and practices (KAP) of residents...

A morphological study of hairs of Marsilea L. was undertaken. Methods involving scanning electron microscopy, histology and light microscopy were employed. Examined material based on 24 African species, 3 New World and 3 Australian species. The hairs are dorsiventrally flattened; sculptured with...