University of Zimbabwe Social Sciences Research: Recent submissions
Now showing items 201-220 of 1958
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The SADCC regional food reserve project
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications/ Michigan State University (MSU), 1988)Food security is achieved when people have access to sufficient staple foods to enable them to lead healthy working lives and participate in the growth and development of the societies in which they live. In the present ... -
A case of congenital absence of the anus
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Constituents of muthi plants of Southern Africa: magical and molluscicidal properties
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996-02-25)Southern Africa has a variety of muthi plants which are used for magical and other purposes. The focus in this contribution is on four such plants, namely, Brackenridgea zanguebarica, Cassipourea gerrardii, Hypoxis ... -
Qualitative and quantitative paradigms: intimate lovers or distant cousins?
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2014-07)The question on which paradigm to use fora research study has always presented problems, particularly to new researchers. The methodological waters arc further muddied by many scholars who, among themselves, share different ... -
Nutrition, health and safety in early childhood development programmes in selected Harare primary schools in Zimbabwe
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-03)This article investigates the nutrition, health and safety status in Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes and its impact thereof on the quality of care and education in Harare primary schools as perceived by the ... -
Setting national agricultural research priorities for household food security: the Malawian experience
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1991)This paper presents the preliminary results of a study of strategic agricultural research priorities for the Malawi Department of Agricultural Research. The analysis used a weighted criteria (scoring) approach to generate ... -
Regional level priority setting in agricultural research and the evolution of SACCAR of SADCC
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1991)The decision to launch the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) on April, 1980 was made by Heads of States in Southern Africa. These, at the time included Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, ... -
The experiences of SADCC/ICRISAT in setting priorities for sorghum and millet research for household food security
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1991)This paper reviews the development of the Sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme (SMIP) highlighting the establishment and evolution of priorities relating to crop productivity and utilisation that ultimately contribute ... -
Making and/ or breaking bonds: aspects of contract sugar schemes and land reform in Zimbabwe
(Department of Economic History ; University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09-13)This essay examines the origins, nature and implications of contract sugar schemes in the Southeastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe. Contract sugar schemes began in the 1950s with three pilot planters. Today it involves farmers in ... -
Informing the process of agricultural market reform in Mozambique: a progress report
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1991)The purpose of this paper is to present the progress, to date, in the design of a pilot agricultural market information system (AMIS) in Mozambique. The authors recently conducted a three week rapid appraisal in the country. ... -
Navigating new horizons: an analysis of factors that influence computer literacy among undergraduate students
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-11)The purpose of this study was to assess the factors that influence computer literacy among university students. The study was primarily inspired by the realization that students acquire computer skills at varying levels ... -
The multi-faith approach gap in light of the Zimbabwe Junior Secondary and ‘O’ Level religious studies syllabi
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-03)There have been debates in regard to the teaching and learning of religious education (R.E.) in Zimbabwe where the approach has exclusively favoured Christianity at the expense of other religions. The major problem arises ... -
Birth intervals and their relationship with infant mortality in Zimbabwe
(Earthware Publishing Services (on behalf of ) The Demographic Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Zimbabwe, 1994)The decline of mortality and fertility expected as a result of increased fertility regulation has been the subject of considerable debate (Bongaarts, 1981, 1987; Potter, 1988; Trussell, 1984). Changes in reproductive ... -
Gender issues in CBNRM in Zimbabwe: a case study of Mafungabusi Forest
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998-09)This paper looks at gender issues in the forest management of Mafungabusi Forest, which is one of the 21 gazetted forests in the country. The role of both men and women are highlighted and their contribution to the sustainable ... -
Hypoxoside: a putative, non-toxic prodrug for the possible treatment of certain malignancies, HIV-infection and inflammatory conditions
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996-02-25)Of considerable interest over the past 14 years has been the question whether hypoxoside has any therapeutic properties and if so, what the molecular mode(s) of action could he. According to reports, extracts of various ... -
Antimalarial active principles of Spathodea Campanulata
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996-02-25)Spathodea campanulata P. Beauvais (Bignoniaceae) is one of the important plants used in traditional medicine, whose chemical analysis has been recommended (Oliver-Bever 1960). This plant is used in traditional medicine for ... -
Social distortion: an approach to race relations: an inaugural lecture given in the University College of Rhodesia on 26th June, 1969
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Chemistry and biological properties of the African Combretaceae
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996-02-25)Of the many genera that comprise the African Combretaceae, the two largest, Combretum and Terminalia, occur in most parts of Africa where they are often the dominant groups as regards numbers. They consist of climbers, ... -
The political ideas of English imperialism: an inaugural lecture given in the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Crop scouting and the use of other management strategies in combination with pesticides in pest management by the smallholder horticultural grower
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1997)Crop scouting is the cornerstone of any successful pest and disease management program but a sadly missed element with most smallholder horticultural growers. In many cases problem pests are only identified after they have ...