University of Zimbabwe Social Sciences Research: Recent submissions
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Impact of land redistribution on large scale commercial agriculture
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)Before the land reform program, agriculture played a pivotal role in the economy of Zimbabwe, contributing 20 percent of the GDP. In addition, the sector also ensured food self sufficiency and food-security at all times ... -
Unequal exchange: pricing of communal-land tea outgrowers’ green leaf in the Honde Valley, Zimbabwe
(Department of Economic History ; University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09-13)There are numerous communa] tea out-growers in the Honde valley. These out-growers are situated in various parts of the area namely Zindi, Chikomba, Mandeya and Muparutsa. The Honde Valley is a highly mountainous stretch ... -
Phytochemical studies of medicinal plants from Malawi
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996)Medicinal plants from Malawi have been analyzed phytochemically and biologically largely through collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne, Switzerland; of Rome, Italy and the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. The ... -
Land movements and the democratisation process in Zimbabwe: contradictions of neo-liberalism
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)The high profile land occupations in Zimbabwe from 1998 onwards are a manifestation of a much larger phenomenon currently underway across the South. In Latin America and Asia, as well as in other African countries, there ... -
Report on ZIMTRUST sponsored workshop on community based natural resource in Nyanga District
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The governance of the natural resource commons within local authority structures: the case of Beitbridge Rural District Council in Zimbabwe
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1996)Almost half of southern Africa is classified as semi-arid to arid. These range lands evolved under a wildlife system. About 2000 years ago domestic livestock was introduced creating a multi-species system of wildlife and ... -
Socio-economic conflicts of the fast track resettlement programme
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)Fast track resettlement has contributed immensely to the events leading to the current poor state of the economy. Business and investor confidence has been severely eroded since the adoption of fast track. Perceptions and ... -
The status of religious education at secondary school level in Zimbabwe- sixteen years after independence
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999-02)While on the one hand Zimbabwean society expects Religious Education in schools to help children develop into responsible adults who are morally and spiritually mature, on the other hand at secondary school level the subject ... -
Competitive marketing strategies for smallholder horticultural produce growers in Greater Harare
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1997)This paper reviews background information on horticultural production and marketing in Zimbabwe. It then focuses on market demand for vegetables in Harare, which is the main market within Zimbabwe, and documents and assesses ... -
Land reform programme in Zimbabwe: disparity between policy design and implementation
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)Land is a natural resource that has always been hotly contested among groups of people living between the Zambezi and the Limpopo. Before the arrival of the first European settlers over a century ago, bloody tribal and ... -
International collaboration in drug discovery and development. The United States National Cancer Institute experience
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1996-02-25)In 1937, the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established with its mission being "to provide for, foster and aid in coordinating research related to cancer". The NCI is the largest of seventeen Institutes ... -
An analysis of the cabbage, onion, potato and tomato market structure in Arumeru District of Tanzania
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1997)Monthly retail market prices for cabbage, onions, potatoes and tomatoes reported by the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture for the City of Arusha were analyzed. The analysis indicates that tomato prices are generally the ... -
Indigenous knowledge, African voices and transformation of Southern African agriculture
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 2006)In southern Africa, as in much of the continent, most families are poorer and hungrier than they were 50 years ago. While Africa is a diverse place with many problems to which there is no single solution, the focus in this ... -
African classical philosophy: fact or fiction?
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999-02)The presentation attempts to examine the question of whether there existed in Africa an independent philosophical dynamic comparable to European or Western classical philosophy. It is argued in the presentation that, for ... -
Res medica: a personal philosophy: an inaugural lecture given in the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 3rd July 1964
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Epidemiology of the health impact of pesticide use in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996)About 30-50 per cent of the workers on large-scale commercial farms involved in pesticide use in Zimbabwe are exposed to organophosphates during the spraying season. Pesticide exposure is associated with use of manual ... -
Up-side-down (Dyakodo): teaching and learning method of mathematics
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-03)The paper presents results ofa research on one method ofteaching and learning mathematics based on observations on and experiences of 35 Form One learners and 6 teachers ataZengeza school in Chitungwiza, about 2 J kilometers ... -
Continuity and controversy in smallholder irrigation
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996)Smallholder irrigation has been the subject of recurring discussions throughout Zimbabwe’s colonial and post-colonial history. Both before and after independence on 18 April 1980, questions have been asked and answers ... -
Mainstreaming English language, mathematics and science in Zimbabwe: some ethical challenges
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-03)In this paper, we made the claim that there is a problem with the way the current Zimbabwean education curriculum is designed and implemented in both primary and secondary schools where subjects are put before the learner ... -
The impact of land redistribution on commercial farm workers
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)The position of farm worker communities in Zimbabwe vis-a-vis the land reform process can be best understood from a historical perspective. Zimbabwe’s colonisation in the 1890s created the conditions that still influence ...