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Socio-economic baseline study Rushinga District (Mashonaland Central Province)
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1986-07)
Essentially, a baseline study is a statement pertaining to the state of
affairs within a specified context. In this instance, the statement which
this report purports to make is about the state of development in ...
Child labour in hazardous employment: The case of Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)
The study examines the extent and implications of child labour in hazardous
employment in contemporary Zimbabwe. It identifies the socio-economic determinants
which compel children under 16 to enter employment in order ...
A review of the class and gender basis of Agricultural Extension Services in Zimbabwe's communal areas
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1992)
This survey and review of literature was undertaken in order to lay the foundation for
the conceptualisation of the extension study and formulation of hypotheses. It has also
guided the selection of areas of in-depth ...
Transport and Farm machinery study for Makoni District Union of Collective Co-operatives
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1988-03)
This study was commissioned by ZIDS, in its capacity as the main consultant to the
Makoni District Collective Co-operative Union Limited as part of a Master Study ZIDS is
carrying out for the MDCCU.
The aims and objectives ...
Issues of agricultural employment development in Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Institute of Development Studies, 1991)
Agriculture remains the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy, in spite of the atypical
relatively developed manufacturing, mining and services sectors by African standards.
Table 1.1. gives some salient features pertaining ...
An Evaluation of Agricultural Extension Services Support to Women Farmers in Zimbabwe with special reference to Makonde District
(ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 1987-06)
This report presents the results of an investigation of the nature and patterns of agricultural extension services to women and their effectiveness in Zimbabwe. It is based on a detailed survey of Makonde district in ...
The Theory and Practice of Governance of Water Resources in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)
Since independence in 1980, agricultural land reform in Zimbabwe has been and
continues to receive extensive discussion, although the question of how the
distributed land will be governed has not been spelt out adequately. ...
Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture as A Pathway to Food Security: A Review Mapping the Use of Food Sovereignty
(MDPI, 2018-12-20)
Renewed interest in the nexus between sustainability and food security has led to growing
discussions on the use of food sovereignty principles in agricultural practice. As a result of the
transfiguration of the urban ...
Water and the environment in southern Africa: A review of the literature since 1990.
(AOSIS (African Online Scientific Information Systems), 2019-11-13)
This article is a review of the dominant literature on water issues, water rights and the environment in southern Africa. Being the first in a series of reviews of different regions, it is framed through a survey of national ...