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Land use plans and wildlife-Inflicted crop damage in Zambia's Game Management Areas
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Previous studies have shown that Game Management Areas (GMAs) are associated with high incidences of wildlife-inflicted crop damage. Although land use plans are hoped to help minimize such damages, their effectiveness is ...
Study of nutrient composition of range (village)
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
A study was done to compare nutritional composition and external quality of eggs from village chickens with those from commercial chickens. The nutrients evaluated included cholesterol, protein, calcium and phosphorous ...
Factors affecting the adoption of drip irrigation among smallholder farmers in Zambia; A case studybof Kafue and Kabwe Districts
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
ABSTRACT
Factors affecting the adoption of Drip irrigation technology among small holder farmers
In Kabwe and Kafue Districts
Chishimba Mulenga Supervisor:
University of Zambia, 2011 Ms. P. Hamukwala
Irrigation ...
Profitability analysis of smallholder cowpea production in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Pulses represent an important group of edible leguminous crops with unique potential to address the health, income creation, and agricultural sustainability needs of developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America ...
The competitiveness and comparative advantage of maize and wheat production in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Given the long history of government involvement to varying degrees in the marketing and input supply sides of some agricultural commodities in Zambia, there is need to examine what the overall effects have been on the ...
Study of nutrients composition of range(village) chicken eggs
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
A study was done to compare nutritional composition and external quality of eggs from village chickens with those from commercial chickens. The nutrients evaluated included cholesterol protein, calcium and phosphorous while ...
Supply chain participation of Cowpea Procuders in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Cowpeas are an important food legume. They are drought tolerant with the potential to minimize income and yield risks, as well as meet nutritional demands. Despite these benefits, the pulse industry has offered a limited ...
Small holder farmers access to markets: Case of indigenous Vegetables in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
There appears to be Uttle empirical evidence to support the claims that indigenous vegetables are the least produced and marketed vegetables in Zambia. Hence the main objective of this study was to determine the production ...
Determination of risk efficient crop combinations for smallholder conservation farmers: An application of the target MOTAD analysis
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Conservation farming practicing households like all other small holder farmers in general confront yield and price variability in addition to many other resource constraints. Little is known however about the effects of ...
Factors influencing Cowpea producers' choice of marketing channels in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2011)
Cowpeas are an important food legume throughout central and southern Africa and Zambia in particular. They have the potential to contribute to poverty reduction, food security, income generation and even to the achievement ...