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Rice is one of the staple food crops and is a profitable smallholder cash crop in Zambia. It has the potential to contribute to increased incomes and employment among rural producers. However, rice is the only staple crop for which domestic production does not meet domestic demand due to low...

Large Scale Mining Sector (LSMS) in Tanzania is owned by foreign investors who are operating under Mineral Development Agreements (MDAs) and in the guidance of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). The study entails to assess taxation efficiency in LSMS. The main source of revenue for public...

Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, the causative pathogen of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) anthracnose, is highly variable. Therefore, understanding its race structure and identification of new sources of resistance is necessary for the development of varieties with durable resistance. The...

This study investigated the exchange rate pass-through to domestic consumer prices in Zambia, using quarterly data for the period 1994: q1-2019: q4. To estimate the pass-through of exchange rate changes on domestic consumer prices, a structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) approach was used. The...

The purpose of this study was to explore the child community reintegration process as experienced by child care facilities(CCFs) in Lusaka. The study endeavored to answer the following questions; 1. What are the child community reintegration models used by the child care facilities in Zambia? 2....

Teenage pregnancy is a public health problem not only in Zambia but world over. Pregnant or parenting teenagers at this point are at their critical developmental time in their lives and in most instances do not have the necessary skills and knowledge to handle their pregnancy or new-born, in this...

This study explored the status of Civic Engagement in the democratic dispensation among teachers of Civic Education. The study was based on three objectives which include (i) To explore the status of Civic Engagement in democratic dispensation among teachers of Civic Education, (ii) To establish...

Corporate organisations in Zambia, whether public or private, are expected to effectively communicate with their various stakeholders. It is ideally expected that these organisations will keep their stakeholders well informed about what is happening in their respective organisations more...

Introduction: Over a million fresh stillbirths occur every year, and they are attributed to acute intrapartum events. Good, timely and appropriate midwifery care provided by skilled attendants in an environment that is favourable prevents or at least decreases the incidence of fresh stillbirths....

Introduction Under-nutrition is the principal perpetrator for long hospital stay of children under the age of five years in Zambia, with a tremendous impact on both the institutions of care and the family. Poor feeding of infants and young children, especially a lack of optimal breastfeeding and...