— Farmers' ethno-ecological knowledge of vegetable pests and pesticidal plant use in Malawi and Zambia March 2011 African Journal of Agricultural Research 6(6):1525-1537
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Abstract Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and in particular among people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Malawi, dietary sources of Zn are dominated by maize and spatially ...
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— Writer and guest blogger Sangwani Chibaka from Malawi shares an interesting insight into Malawi's most mysterious mountain, Mount Mulanje. Since independence, Malawi has always been known as …
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— 1 INTRODUCTION. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is grown on about 30 million hectares globally and on 7.6 million ha in Africa annually where it is consumed and traded by more than 100 million …
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Clinical studies have so far indicated that genetically biofortified maize increased Zn absorption in human bodies. Both agronomic and plant breeding approaches to …
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— Vedanta previously announced that it has received approval to invest $782m to develop an open-pit zinc mine in Gamsberg, South Africa and to convert the Skorpion Zinc Refinery in Namibia. From the total investment, the company plans to invest $630m at its Gamsberg operations, including on the open pit zinc mine, concentrator plant and ...
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— This trial protocol describes a field experiment which aims to assess the potential of agronomic biofortification to improve the grain Zn concentration of maize, the predominant staple crop of Malawi. Abstract The prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies including zinc (Zn) is widespread in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized …
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— Research conducted by the Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa from 1997 to 2001 is summarized. Subjects covered include: yield responses of tea clones to , plucking, pruning, mechanical harvesting, irrigation, and N, P, K, Zn fertilizers; evaluation of the performance (yield and shoot growth) of various tea clones; vegetative …
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Zinc Introduction Zinc (Zn) is an integral component of thousands of proteins for all organisms. Adult human bodies contain 1.5–2.5 g of Zn with a daily intake requirement of 10– 14 mg (WHO and FAO 2004). The estimated preva-lence of inadequate dietary Zn intake is >25 % in sub-Saharan Africa (Wessells and Brown 2012; Wessells
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Zinc‐enriched fertilisers as a potential public health intervention in Africa. Plant and Soil, 389, 1–24. 10.1007/s11104-015-2430-8 [Google Scholar] Kanwar, J. S. (1982). Problems and Potentials of Vertisols and Alfisols–the Two Important Soils of SAT–ICRISAT Experience. Tropical Agriculture Research Series No. 5. Tropical Agriculture ...
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— If the experiment provides evidence for an effect of agronomic biofortification on concentration of Zn in maize grain, then in the short term, this intervention could be a cost-effective way to alleviate Zn deficiency among the rural population in Malawi.
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Plants were sown at 25 cm spacing along the ridge, giving an expected plant density of 53,333 plants ha −1. The pilot study used the following Zn fertilizer rates: 0, 1, 5, 10, and 20 kg/ha of elemental Zn, applied as a commercial grade ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (22% elemental Zn; M.R. Zinc, Dalview, South Africa) in three equal splits at 1 week after ...
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Experiments in Malawi with adding zinc fertilizers have shown large increases in maize yield (11%) as well as 15% increased grain zinc concentration (Botoman et al., 2022b), while research in Kenya showed that zinc concentration in common beans was more responsive to zinc fertilization than maize (Mutambu et al., 2023).
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— A study was conducted to determine the best silvicultural practice to maximise natural regeneration and tree species diversity in miombo woodland in Chongoni Forest Reserve in Malawi.
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Vedanta Resources' subsidiary Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has commenced a feasibility study relating to the design and construction of a smelter to process zinc mined from its Gamsberg project at Black Mountain Mining …
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Six in every ten (60%) Malawian children also suffer from zinc de-ficiency [4]. Zinc deficiency is closely associated with growth retar-dation, increased risk of child sickness and mortality in developing countries [5]. In 2012, combined effects of malnutrition ripped a tenth of Malawi's Gross Domestic Product (GDP); an equivalent
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— This trial protocol describes a field experiment which aims to assess the potential of agronomic biofortification to improve the grain Zn concentration of maize, the …
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— 1. Introduction. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have together pledged to restore more than 100 million hectares of degraded forest-agriscapes 1 by 2030 as part of their national commitments to the Bonn Challenge seeking to restore 350 million hectares globally (Djenontin et al., 2020b).Malawi offers an excellent case study among …
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— Malawi Mali ... The Continent Central Africa West Africa Eastern Africa and the Horn Southern Africa and islands North Africa. ... enabling it to earn income by selling cobalt and zinc on international …
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— Okra (Abelmoschus spp.) is a traditional vegetable crop with considerable area under cultivation in Africa and Asia with huge socio-economic potential in West and Central Africa.
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— When phytic acid is abundant in a diet, it has a larger effect on Zn absorption than the level of Zn, which may contribute to enhancing Zn nutrition of populations consuming these staple foods. Dietary phytic acid is a major causative factor for low Zn bioavailability in many cereal- and legume-based diets. The bioavailability of Zn in seed …
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— Vedanta Zinc opens Phase I of Gamsberg mine in South Africa. Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has opened the $400m first phase of the Gamsberg mine, outside Aggeneys in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. ... (LoM) of 13 years, will produce 4Mtpa of ore from the open pit and 250,000t/y of concentrate from its concentrator plant. …
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Dzalanyama Forest Reserve is approximately 60 km south-west of Lilongwe in Central Malawi, and incorporates the steep range of hills which bear the same name.Formerly known as the Central Angoni Highlands Game Reserve, the status was changed in the late 1922 and became a forest reserve – to protect Lilongwe's water resource.
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— Lilongwe, Malawi … Plants have been used throughout history as a source of medicine. People have depended on natural medicine from plants to heal ill health worldwide. In African 70 – 80% of the population uses traditional medicines from plants for their daily health care. ... Out of 6,400 plants in tropical Africa, more than 4,000 are used ...
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The largest proportion of refined zinc used in South Africa and Africa, is utilized in hot dip galvanizing plants and in continuous galvanizing plants. While much smaller quantities of zinc are utilized as an additive to grain fertilizers, in zinc die cast metal components, as a catalyst for vulcanizing rubber tires and in the preparation of ...
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— Improve crop quality and increase yields with Zinc Sulfate fertilizer. As a micronutrient, zinc sulfate affects plant development. Symptoms of zinc deficiency in plants may include stunted growth, …
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— Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and in particular among people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Malawi, dietary sources of Zn are dominated by …
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— We also discuss recent advances in phosphate, iron, and zinc metabolism, which are nutrients known to limit plant growth, development and yield. Developing common bean varieties more resilient to nutritional deficiencies will have a major impact on human nutrition, particularly in countries where dry beans are an affordable source of ...
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— Background: Zinc deficiency (ZnD), measured using serum zinc (Zn) prevails in 66% of 20–54 year-old men in Malawi, and is higher than that of other demographic groups.
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Abstract. The prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies including zinc (Zn) is widespread in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations. This is due to low …
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The prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies including zinc (Zn) is widespread in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations. This is due to low …
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— Abstract Zinc (Zn) deficiency remains a public health problem in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations, linked with low dietary intake of Zn due to consumption of staple foods that are low in Zn content. The concentration of Zn in staple cereal grain can be increased through application of Zn‐enriched fertilizers, a …
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