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Pandemics, droughts, natural disasters, global economic recession, hyperinflation and political chaos have resulted in unprecedented waves of food insecurity globally. In Zimbabwe, vulnerable populations suffer the most. Experiences of the interactions between natural disasters, HIV/AIDS and food security provide a useful framework to resolve compl...
Smallholder irrigation schemes are critical in sustaining livelihoods of communities in the drier areas of Zimbabwe. The performance of these schemes as food and incomes safety nets has been questionable over recent times. Using a multinomial logit model, the study examines factors affecting smallholder irrigation farmers’ selection of crop enterpr...
The private sector plays an important role in financing agricultural investments and information dissemination. In Zimbabwe, cotton is one of the major crops grown for commercial purposes by smallholder farmers. The crop is important for rural social and economic livelihoods, generating income. This resonates with sustainable development goal (SDG)...
This study sought to identify factors that influence learning during training among small holder farmers on the new moisture conservation innovations (conservation farming) by Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (AGRITEX) and the objectives of the study was to identify the training methods used by AGRITEX officers in training Conservation...
In the Lower Zambezi Valley, most households have recently become food insecure. More than 80% of the households are now collecting fruits of Ziziphus mauritiana as one of their main sources of food and income. The main objective of this study was to determine the contribution of Z mauritiana products to household income in the Lower Zambezi Valley...
Plant viruses are major constraints to crop production worldwide, causing US$60 billion losses annually. This study assessed various agricultural sector stakeholders’ knowledge and perceptions of plant viruses in Zimbabwe. Data was collected from six provinces using surveys and participatory rural appraisal methodologies between December 2013 and O...
This study unpacks marketing proclivity, constraints and opportunities that exist for farmers in the sorghum based stockfeed value chain (VC) in Lusitu, Zambia. The objectives were to examine factors that influence the farmer's decision to market their produce and to analyse the marketing constraints and opportunities faced by farmers in the sorghu...
This study aimed to develop an optimal land use plan for Long Croft farm (LCF) by assessing the available land resources. It evaluates the potential of the land resources for recommending optimum, sustainable and appropriate land utilisation in agriculture development. Possible ways in improving farming systems and more efficient utilization of the...
Despite failures of government policy to stimulate sustained growth in sorghum production in the face
of increased climatic shocks on maize, there have been very little efforts to understand sorghum
response to policy incentives. The main purpose of the paper was to determine how sorghum farmers
responded to changes in price and non-pricing policie...
This study focuses on understanding preferences of smallholder farmers in the context of livestock enterprises. This was guided by the key question as to what the challenges and potentials of smallholder goat production in Matsai Communal Area are. Structured questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions and observations were employed for data collection...
The study was on the extent and adoption determinants of floating tray technology by small holder tobacco farmers in Bindura District of Mashonaland province. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent of adoption, identify adoption determinants that influence farmer's decision to take up floating trays. The study aimed also to identi...
The study analysed the main factors which influence the adoption of contract farming by smallholder cotton farmers in the Zaka district. The main tool which was used to collect the data was a structured questionnaire and the variables which were of interest were gender, age, marital status, master farmer training, livelihood source and extension se...
Despite failures of government policy to stimulate sustained growth in sorghum production in the face of increased climatic shocks on maize, there have been very little efforts to understand sorghum protection by the government. The major objective of this paper is to determine the level of government protection of the sorghum production. The main...
The research sought to identify community supports that enhance widows’ livelihood strategies with the aim of
incorporating them into extension programmes for their safe self-help activities. The research identified various sources of
social network within the community that can be used by the widows to meet their different types of socio – economi...
A number of surveys to investigate the actual and potential adoption of agro forestry technologies have focused primarily on the influence of different household and farm characteristics on the adoption by farmers but the process of adoption is quite complicated, dynamic and the various factors are likely to influence each other – hence they should...
Urban agriculture has become increasingly important to the residents of Zimbabwe's cities. We conducted a survey on the factors affecting urban vegetable production in Harare, Zimbabwe. Our goal was to assess the characteristics of Zimbabwe's participants in urban agriculture and the effectiveness of NGO and government initiatives promoting urban a...
