THE CONTRIBUTION OF SMALL-SCALE RURAL IRRIGATION SCHEMES TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE

The contribution of small-scale rural irrigation schemes towards food security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe have been facing a problem of food insecurity because of climate-induced droughts and lack of effective use of irrigation schemes.Rainfall patterns in the country have become more unpredictable and inconsistent with the traditional farming seasons.Faced with such challenges, many smallholder farmers in Shurugwi d

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Understanding The Post 9/11 Transatlantic Security Community

Is there an emerging fundamental divide between the United States and Europe in the post 9/11 world? This article examines the transatlantic relationship from a constructivist theoretical approach, emphasizing a Classical Hard Tension security community underlying the North Atlantic region.Constructivists have emphasized how a transnational collect

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Forecasting the accuracy of velocity-field reconstruction

Joint analyses of the large-scale distribution of galaxies, and their motions under the gravitational influence of this density field, allow powerful tests of the cosmological model, including measurement of the growth rate of cosmic structure.In this paper we perform a statistical comparison between two important classes of method for performing t

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Laparoscopic splenectomy using conventional instruments

INTRODUCTION : Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is an accepted procedure for elective splenectomy.Advancement in technology has extended the possibility of LS in massive splenomegaly [Choy et al., J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14(4), 197-200 (2004)], trauma [Ren et al., Surg Endosc 15(3), 324 (2001); Mostafa et al., Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech

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Evaluation of the Training Program on Participatory Rural Appraisal Methods Targeting Undergraduate Medical Students from the First Professional Phase

Background: Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methods have been acknowledged as important tools to involve members of the community in the process of identification of their problems, the factors contributing to the development of these problems, and ways by which Ultrasound - Ultrasound Probe Covers these problems can be resolved.Materials and M

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