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Soil Classification System in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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DR&SS
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Soil Classification

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Soil Classification
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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DR&SS
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Sondayi,L.(2019). Soil Classification

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Tobacco Legislation in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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1.00
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DR&SS
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Tobacco legislation in Zimbabwe

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Tobacco legislation
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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bcsi@drss.gov.zw
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Sondayi,L. (2019).Tobacco Legislation

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Fruit fly control in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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1.00
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DR&SS
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Fruit Fly control

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Fruit Fly control
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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bcsi@drss.gov.zw
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Sondayi,L. 2019,Fruit Flies

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Vegetation types in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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DR&SS
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Vegetation types in Zimbabwe

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Vegetation
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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bcsi@drss.gov.zw
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Sondayi, L. (2019).Vegetation types in Zimbabwe

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National Seed Certification in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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1.00
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DR&SS
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National Seed Certification in Zimbabwe

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Seed Certification
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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bcsi@drss.gov.zw
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Sondayi, L. (2019), Seed Certification

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Types of apples grown in Zimbabwe

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Department of Research and specialist Services - Zimbabwe
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Lloyd Sondayi

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DR&SS
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Types of appples grown in Zimbabwe

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Apples
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DR&SS
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+263250105
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Sondayi, L. (2019). Types of Apples in Zimbabwe

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Synthesizing agricultural research findings in Malawi Guide to Good Agriculture Practices in Malawi

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IFAD, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION PROGRAMME,MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, MALAWI
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Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi
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Guide to Good Agriculture Practices in MalawiiFOREWORDThe government of Malawi recognizes the importance of using well researched and vetted Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in promoting sustainable agricultural production in the country to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. The Sustainable Agricultural Production Programme (SAPP), one of the initiatives that Government of Malawi (GoM) has putin place to address some of the problems that smallholder farmers face in their production activitiesis contributing to poverty reduction and improved food security among rural populations through achieving a viable and sustainable smallholder agricultural sector employing good agricultural practices (GAPs) in Malawi. The program is being implemented in 6 districts of Chitipa, Nkhotakota, Lilongwe, Balaka, Chiradzulu and Blantyre. The government of Malawi, through SAPP noted the shortfalls in the implementation of the GAPs and commissioned a synthesis of the research findings in Malawi and the region to inform on the GAPs which are ready to go and where best fit to advise the extension and technical person and their applicability. The exercise developed user friendly tools which can be used by the extension personnel in advising the most befitting GAPs in their areas of operations. TheMinistry of Agriculture,Water and Irrigation Developmentis committed to support all the stakeholders supporting agricultural production in the country to adoptthe application of the tools developed.

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Conservation Agriculture
Integrated Pest Management
Good Agriculture Practices
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Malawi Government, Synthesizing agricultural research findings in MalawiGuide to Good Agriculture Practices in Malawi retrieved from http://sapp.mw/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Updated-SAPP-Guide-to-Good-Ag… on 9th September, 2019

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SAPP SUCCESS STORIES

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IFAD, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION PROGRAMME,MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, MALAWII
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2.00
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Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi
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In this second edition of the Sustainable Agriculture Production Program (SAPP) Success Stories, we present achievements of smallholder farmers who have adopted various sustainable good agriculture practices with the support from SAPP.SAPP is being implemented in six districts in Malawi namely; Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Balaka, Lilongwe, Nkhotakota and Chitipa. In all those districts the programme has made significant differences in farmer’s lives in the areas of farmer adoption of sustainable good agriculture practices as well as in adaptive research and seed certification.In this second edition, you will get a picture of how farmer’s lives have changed since the introduction of the programme. Topical areas that have been covered include; seed multiplication of ground nuts, chicken production, agribusiness and nutrition, rocket stoves, conservation agriculture, other farming technologies and crop diversification.We hope our selection of success stories will inspire you to adopt and practice sustainable good agriculture practices which will in turn improve the country’s economic growth.

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Good Agriculture Practices
Climate Smart Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture
Seed Multiplication
Citation

Malawi Government, SAPP Success Stories retrieved from sapp.mw/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SAPP-STORIES-FINAL.pdf on 13th September,2019

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Cassava Brown Streak Disease and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus Reported for the First Time in Zambia

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Rabson M. Mulenga, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station, Chilanga, Lusaka, Zambia
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Laura M. Boykin, The University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and Molecular Sciences, Crawley, Perth 6009, Western Australia, Australia;

Patrick C. Chikoti, Suwilanji Sichilima, and Dickson Ng’uni, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station;

Olufemi J. Alabi, Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco 78596

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The American Phytopathological Society
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A diagnostic survey was conducted in July 2017 in two northern districts of Zambia to investigate presence or absence of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and its causal viruses. In total, 29 cassava fields were surveyed and cassava leaf samples were collected from 116 plants (92 symptomatic and 24 non-symptomatic). CBSD prevalence was approximately 79% (23 of 29) across fields. Mean CBSD incidence varied across fields but averaged 32.3% while mean disease severity was 2.3 on a 1-to-5 rating scale. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction screening of all 116 samples with one generic and two species specific primer pairs yielded DNA bands of the expected sizes from all symptomatic plants with the generic (785 bp) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV)-specific (440 bp) primers. All 24 non-symptomatic samples were negative for UCBSV and all samples tested negative with primers targeting Cassava brown streak virus. The complete genome of a representative isolate of UCBSV (WP282) was determined to be 9,050 nucleotides in length, minus the poly A tail. A comparative analysis of this isolate with global virus isolates revealed its nature as a sequence variant of UCBSV sharing 94 and 96% maximum complete polyprotein nucleotide and amino acid identities, respectively, with isolates from Malawi (MF379362) and Tanzania (FJ039520). This is the first report of CBSD and UCBSV in Zambia, thus expanding the geographical distribution of the disease and its causal virus and further reinforcing the need to strengthen national and regional phytosanitary programs in Africa.

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USAID

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ZARI
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ZARI
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Mulenga, M. R., Boykin, M. L., Chikoti, P. C., Sichilima, S., Ng’uni, D., Alabi, J. O. (2018). Cassava Brown Streak Disease and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus Reported for the First Time in Zambia. Plant Diseases, [online] Vol (102) (7), 1410-1418. Availble at: h://https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PDIS-11-17-1707-RE

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Knowledge and Practice of Pesticides use among Small Holder farmers in Zambia

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Mutinta J. Malambo, ZARI
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Mweshi Mukanga2 , James Nyirenda3 , Bupe Kabamba4 , Robert K. Salati5 

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International journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science(IJHAF)
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Pesticides are essential for the control of infestation of disease, insect pests and weeds on different crops. Due to wide usage of synthetic pesticides which may lead to increased exposure and associated environmental and health risks among small-holder farmers in Zambia, a study was undertaken to understand how knowledgeable farmers are on pesticide use and practices. A total of 418 small scale farmers were randomly sampled from Mkushi, Mpongwe, Luangwa, Mbala, Solwezi, Chipata and Kalomo Districts of Zambia. Data pertaining to types of pesticides use, handling, storage and disposal was solicited using structured questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS. Findings revealed that of the sampled farmers 43%, 30%, 25% and 17% used Glyphosate, Dicamba, Paraquat and Atrazine respectively as herbicides in Maize. 21% and 14% used Cypermethrine and Monocrotophos respectively as insecticides in both Maize and Soybean. 81% of the sampled farmers used empty containers for either storing drinking water or salt while only 15% wore protective clothing when applying pesticides. Pesticide mishandling occurred regardless of the amount of experience a farmer had using pesticides. 68% of the sampled farmers had never received any formal basic training in pestic ide use, hence a clear knowledge gap. The fact that receipt of basic training was the main predictor of a farmers’ level of knowledge on pesticide use, a farmer who had received basic training in appropriate chemical pesticides use, as opposed to one who had not, had a better chance of using chemical pesticides safely and in the right quantities.

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ZARI

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Pesticides, Agriculture, Knowledge, Practices, Farmers.
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Mutinta.J. Malambo
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International journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science(IJHAF)
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Malambo, M.J,  Mukanga, M.,  Nyirenda, J., Kabamba, B., & Salati, K.R,. (2010). Knowledge and Practice of Pesticides use among Small Holder farmers in Zambia. International journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science(IJHAF). pp184-190. Available at:https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijhaf.3.4.5 [05/09/2019] 

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4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported