Several traditional methods of maintaining soil fertility in bean-based cropping systems are reviewed as follows: visoso, large- scale chitemene, ngoro or matengo pit (Mbinga District, Tanzania), mambwe land-use system of northern Zambia (fundikila), mounds of the Wafipas (SW Tanzania), tumba land-use system (southern Tanzania), guie (central highlands of Ethiopia), mafuku in Zaire, termite mounds, agroforestry, relay intercropping systems, coffee- banana-bean cropping system of the Wahayas of Bukoba (Tanzania), removal of maize tassels (northern Malawi), and storage of nutrients in weeds (
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1988Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2015Zambia, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Southern Africa
The Chinyanja Triangle (CT) is an area inside the Zambezi
River Basin, inhabited by Chinyanja-speaking people
sharing a similar history, language and culture across
the dryland systems of the eastern province of Zambia,
southern and central regions of Malawi and Tete Province
of Mozambique. Chiefs and Chiefdoms play a critical role
in decision making and influencing social relationships. The
Zambezi River, which originates in the Kalene Hills in Zambia
is joined by ten big tributaries from six countries, and is
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Vietnam, Bolivia, Zambia
Media stories often speak of a future dominated by large-scale water wars. Rather less attention has been paid to the way water conflicts play out at local levels and form part of people's everyday lives. Based on case study studies from Vietnam, Bolivia and Zambia, this paper examines the strategies of poor households in local water conflicts. It is shown how such households may not only engage actively in collaborative water management but may also apply risk aversion strategies when faced with powerful adversaries in conflict situations.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003Zambia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMarch, 2016Zambia, Zimbabwe, Africa, Southern Africa
Variability in woody plant species, vegetation assemblages and anthropogenic activities derails the efforts to have common approaches for estimating biomass and carbon stocks in Africa. In order to suggest management options, it is important to understand the vegetation dynamics and the major drivers governing the observed conditions. This study uses data from 29 sentinel landscapes (4640 plots) across the southern Africa. We used T-Square distance method to sample trees.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Africa, Southern Africa
In developing regions with high levels of poverty and a dependence on climate sensitive agriculture, studies focusing on climate change adaptation, planning, and policy processes, have gained relative importance over the years. This study assesses the impact of farmer perceptions regarding climate change on the use of sustainable agricultural practices as an adaptation strategy in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1992Tanzania, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Bangladesh, Solomon Islands, Zambia
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