Africa produces around 60% of the rice the continent consumes, relying heavily on rice imports to fulfill the rest of the domestic demand. Over the past 10 years, the rice-agricultural...
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El Niño-linked drought has caused widespread crop damage and wilting in Southern Africa, with 2024 harvests expected at below-average levels. Import requirements forecast to increase...
This brief presents the research results of the promotion and value addition of selected neglected and underutilized crops in Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Novel products and value chains were...
There is conflicting evidence on the association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity, worldwide. Notwithstanding this, farmer input subsidy programmes aimed at promoting both...
Functional, economic, social, environmental analysis of the maize value chain in Zambia.
Limited supply, availability, and access to bean seed is probably one of the most containing factors in achieving the crops productivity and thus its role in the food system. Bean...
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is a vital legume crop for Zambia’s urban and rural households. The crop is an important legume used as human and animal food and as a component...
Approximately one-third of the people in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region live in drought-prone areas. Meteorological drought causes substantial socio-economic hardships, decline in public...
Drought is endemic to Zambia, due in part to below-average precipitation, particularly during the seasonal rains. The country has a history of drought years: 1987/88, 1991/92, 1994/95, 1997/98...
The likely effects of climate change are not fully consistent between each of Zambia’s ten provinces or the crops assessed, however, several general observations can...