The research described in this report has the potential to improve sustainability of agriculture by reducing farmer reliance on extensive farming systems. The overall aim of the project is to promote the use of small ...

When a heated pipe is axially rotated, the dynamics of the gas inside exhibit properties reminiscent of a positive lens. These are the result of a parabolic distribution of refractive index in the pipe, which is caused by ...

Environmental education is essential for promoting sustainable development practices and strategies. Potentially, it may affect the choices various stakeholders, policy makers and managers make that affect the environment. ...

This dissertation interrogates the provision of and access to social security from a gendered perspective with particular reference to women with disabilities in the informal sector in Zimbabwe. This is an area of great ...

This dissertation explores why despite women traders in Chipata District in Eastern Province of Zambia being provided with business loans the end result is failure. Microfinance providers exclusively target women traders ...

This paper discusses three main issues, namely (a) some basic facts on the access of females and males to higher education in Africa (b) participation of men and women with higher education in the labour market particularly, ...

Maize Streak Virus (MSV) is the most widespread biotic constraint to maize (Zea mays L.) production in Africa and may lead to total crop loss in susceptible varieties. Use of resistant cultivars is the most efficient and ...

Racosperma auriculiformis (formerly Acacia auriculiformis) and R. mangium (formerly Acacia mangium), two woody leguminous plants, have been introduced in many sub-Saharan African countries for reforestation and agroforestry ...