The pressures of neo-liberal reform have changed this discursive construction in ways that constitute maize as an obstacle to sustained food security in southern Zambia. Despite this discursive change, maize continues to occupy a central position in the farming systems of the region. I argue that ...
i wish to start maize farming in Central province, Zambia asha.mhatre said on December 20, 2009 I HAVE 50 ACRE OF LAND IRRIGATED LAND CAN GROW GOOD QUALITY OF MAIZE SOME TIME RATE UP & DOWN SO I HAVE TO STORE IT PROTECTING FROM MOISTERE & INSECTS PROCEDURE FOR DRYING & STORING colette...
The report looks at the influences that led farmers to adopt hybrid maize inEastern Province, Zambia, and the effects that adoption of improved maize has h... 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Peasant household modelling: Farming systems evolution and sustainability in northern Zambia Chitemene slash-and-burn...
Through this, simulation models contribute to a more efficient and sustainable farming approach, ensuring the judicious allocation of resources and enhancing productivity in harmony with environmental variables. Previous studies have evaluated the performance of the DSSAT-CSM and CENTURY-based soil module ...
We present a pollen flow model for maize (Zea mays), a major staple crop in Africa. We use spatial properties of fields (size, position) in three small-scale maize farming communities in Zambia and estimate rates of cross-fertilisation between fields sown with different maize varieties (e.g...
Phosphorus availability and maize response to organic and inorganic fertilizer inputs in a short term study in western Kenya The use of organic materials as P sources is of considerable interest in smallholder farming systems in tropical Africa, mainly because of their potential ... AB Kwabiah,NC...
Legumes play important roles in provision of food security, generation of income, and maintenance of environment in most smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Grain legumes are particularly important human food as they... M Odendo,A Bationo,S Kimani - Springer Netherlands 被引...
(2023), there is a high degree of joint decision-making with regards to maize farming but men tend to exert more control over seed and other input purchase decisions. In general, the use of price promotions for agricultural inputs with strong credence and delayed experience attributes merits ...
Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi’s economy and maize is the most important crop for food security. As a Least Developed Country (LDC), adverse effects of climate change (CC) on agriculture in Malawi are expected to be significant. We examined the i
Impacts are concentrated among farming households that have adopted PVAM and consume it from their own production. Their consumption will result in an average additional vitamin A intake of 172 μg/day, more than 3 times the additional 54 μg/day among the entire population. Among this group,...