ABSTRACT How large is the potential benefit for farmers from obtaining forecasts of total rainfall in the upcoming season? This critically depends on the local farm system and the crop management actions available to farmers to respond to the forecasts issued. Studies assessing the financial value of seasonal precipitation forecasts have so far focused
Christian Troost +3 more
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Mine Waste Disasters on the Zambian Copperbelt: Regulatory and Community Concerns. [PDF]
Mukumba CP, Sishekanu M, Marais L.
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“Green Developmentalism” and the Role of International Law in Negotiating the Energy Transition
ABSTRACT Policy evolutions in North American and European capitals have prompted debates about ongoing shifts in global economic governance from a primary emphasis on promoting markets to a more extensive role for the state in steering economic relations.
Lorenzo Cotula
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Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis among children in Zambezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia. [PDF]
Mubanga MC +3 more
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Chinese Loans and Africa's Agricultural Investment: A Bayesian Multilevel Modelling Analysis
ABSTRACT Chinese lending to Africa expanded substantially after 2000, with agriculture often presented as a strategic sector in China–Africa development cooperation. This study examined whether Chinese loans to African agriculture reflected a differentiated financing strategy or formed part of a broader development finance portfolio.
Adrino Mazenda
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Prevalence and factors associated with malaria amongst under-five children in Senga Hill District, Northern Province, Zambia, a community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Shaba-Santu A +4 more
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Genomic Assessment of Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Informs Conservation Translocations
Few reintroduction and translocation programs incorporate genomic assessments into management planning, despite ongoing debate over how founder individuals should be selected. Here, we assess the genomic composition of reintroduced African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations in private reserves in South Africa, comparing them with a free‐roaming ...
Michou Weimar +4 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among inmates at correctional facilities in Central Zambia. [PDF]
Munsaka G +13 more
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Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate +3 more
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