Farming Systems in Chief Mukwikile's Area, Chinsali South, Northern Province: Constraints to Increased Production Focussing on Input Supply and Market Opportunities1993 - Agricultural systems - 84 pages |
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... sample either owned or had access to an ox - cart for transport . The supply of inputs is however inadequate for the demand . 76 % of sample farmers commented that fertilizer was delivered in insufficient quantities and late ( last ...
... sample either owned or had access to an ox - cart for transport . The supply of inputs is however inadequate for the demand . 76 % of sample farmers commented that fertilizer was delivered in insufficient quantities and late ( last ...
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... sample farmers 1001/02 season 015 1.57.5 > 2.5 Mention of bays applied per lima III Labour and technology A positive correlation has been noted ( IRDP , 1983a ) between the level of technology used and maize production , but since all ...
... sample farmers 1001/02 season 015 1.57.5 > 2.5 Mention of bays applied per lima III Labour and technology A positive correlation has been noted ( IRDP , 1983a ) between the level of technology used and maize production , but since all ...
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... crop providing both beans and bean leaves as relish with nshima . They were grown by 88 % of sample farmers . Of those who planted beans , 77 % produced more than 100kg , and 57 % sold some or all of their production . What bean sales ...
... crop providing both beans and bean leaves as relish with nshima . They were grown by 88 % of sample farmers . Of those who planted beans , 77 % produced more than 100kg , and 57 % sold some or all of their production . What bean sales ...
Contents
LIST OF DIAGRAMS Page | 3 |
INTRODUCTION Page | 7 |
OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY AREA Page | 10 |
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agricultural production analysis arca area cultivated area planted average bags sold basal beer brewing carried cash crop cassava cattle CEOs chickens Chief Mukwikile's area Chinsali District chitemene plots commercialisation communal labour constraint to production constraints to increasing consumption CUSA and NCU delivery of fertilizer depots early millet Education in Zambia factors fallow farming systems female headed households fertilizer and seed fertilizer application finger millet Food Security groundnuts growers Hammer Mill harvest hectares hybrid seed ibala plots identified inadequate income Input Financing input supply inputs and credit interviews IRDP lack of marketing land late delivery limited livestock loans Lusaka maize crop maize production maize seed major constraints Mpika Mukwikile NCU and CUSA Northern nshima obtain credit organisations poor access population density providing purchased inputs Sala Mano sample farmers seasonal credit shifting cultivation Sorghum sown staple study area subsistence crops timeliness of planting top dressing transport weeding women Zambia