An evaluation of smallholder draught animal power systems was conducted in six study areas in Masvingo and Chivi districts of Masvingo province over two seasons 1999-2000 and 2000-2002. The objective was to investigate the ...

Smallholder farmers are heterogeneous in terms of resource endowments, production orientation and access to markets. An understanding of these factors and how they influence local perceptions and responsiveness to climate ...

This study examined the contributions of A1 and A2 black women farmers, who benefitted from Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP), to the political economy of the country for the period 2000 up to 2016. The ...

One monitoring and 2 on-farm experimental studies were undertaken using goats that belonged to smallholder farmers in Rushinga communal area, Zimbabwe. The objectives of these studies were to investigate the effect(s) of ...

One major factor that prevents widespread adoption of soyabean (Glycine Max (L) Merr.) has been attributed to low yields. A research study focusing on the development of technologies to increase soyabean productivity and ...

The current low levels of technology adoption among smallholder farmers in southern Africa do not reflect the high investment levels in agro-technological research aimed at addressing perennial food insecurity challenges. ...

Rape (Brassica napus) is the most popular vegetable in semi-arid region Zimbabwe owing to its nutritional value and income generation. This leafy vegetable is a cool-season crop and its production is limited to periods of ...

Several studies have been conducted to restore the fertility of degraded soils in sub-Saharan Africa using combinations of inorganic and organic fertilizers. The studies mainly concentrated on nutrient uptake and balances ...