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FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE
Mail address PO Box HG 595, Highlands, Harare
Telephone +263 (4) 470-70, 468-78 Fax
+263 (4) 470-66
Fax +263 (4) 470-66
Sponsoring agency Forestry ComMission
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Donors, government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Silviculture, agroforestry,
entomology, natural resources management
Research program
Locations 3 domestic field research stations
Subjects Seeds, silviculture, ecology and
management of indigenous forests, pathology, entomology,
agroforestry, mapping and resource inventory
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Manager, Research and Development Divisions
(1) Tree Improvement, (2) Silviculture, (3) Entomology, (4)
Forest Inventorying and Mapping, (5) Forest Products Research Division
heads (1) Ms. Idal Pswarayi, (2) Mr. Mushove, (3) Mr.
Mazodze, (4) Mr. Gondo, (5) No name given
Professional staff 20
Total staff 30
Facilities
Office 4 laboratories, 22 offices, map room,
conference room, seed store
Library 5,000 books, 7,000+ papers, 7 journal
subscriptions
Publications
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1969
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL LEARNING
Mail address PO Box BW 330, Borrowdale, Harare
Telephone +263 (4) 725-936, 796-274, 883-118 Telex
22455 Agric. ZW
Sponsoring agency Agricultural, Technical and
Extension Services - Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Water
Development
Nature National government
Mission Research, training, extension
Financial support Government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Tillage, crop production and
processing, machinery and methods, farm machinery management
Research program
Locations Within Zimbabwe, on-station and
off-station nationwide, on various soil types and agroecological
zones
Subjects Tillage, cooperative ownership of
tractors, small scale grain storage
Status Ongoing
Findings Developed soil loss estimation and soil
life models, recommendations for introducing motorized
mechanization into the small-scale farming sector, and model
grain storage structures for small-scale farmers
Internal Organization
Chief official Chief official;
Chief Engineer
Divisions Crop Production Engineering, Crop
Processing Engineering, Farm Machinery Management, Machinery
Design and Management, Training and Extension
Division heads Section Heads
Professional staff 13
Total staff 126
Facilities
Office Adequate for our requirements
Library Limited
Subcenters None, hut Institute is involved in
on-farm and on-station trials with Other government
organizations and is now employing Mechanization Specialists in
the provinces
Exchange Facilities Normally organized as
per request
Publications
Serials Annual reports
Other Soil erosion handbooks, training materials on
animal and tractor power, rural workshops
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1968 under the Department of Conservation
and Extension
LOWVELD RESEARCH STATIONS
Mail address PO Box 97, Chiredzi
Telephone +263 (338) 312-397, 312-398 Telex 24SS
AGRICZW ZW
Cable AGRISEARCH
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Lands, Agriculture
and Water Development; Department of Research and Specialist
Services, Crop Research Division
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Government
Working languages English, Shona
Scope of interest Field crops, agronomy, water use,
water harvesting, varietal improvement, horticulture (tropical
and subtropical fruits, nuts and vegetables), new crops, fanning
systems, agricultural economics, entomology, hydrology,
catchments, wetland management
Research program
Locations At research stations; on-farm
research Sites in surrounding communal areas and
commercial farms
Subjects Agronomy, water harvesting, irrigation,
water use, varietal improvement, new food and cash crops,
agricultural economics and farming systems surveys, cropping
systems evaluation, horticulture, entomology
Status Ongoing
Findings Water conservation and concentration
techniques increase grain production by an average of 35%
(averaged over 5 years) for such crops as maize, sorghum and
cotton; subsurface irrigation using clay pipes saves up to 40%
water in growing garden crops; three rice and two sweet potato
varieties were released by the stations
Internal Organization
Chief official I. M. Mharapara, Deputy
Director, Crops Division and Head, Chiredzi Research Station; P.
Nyamudeza, Officer in Charge, Save Valley Experiment Station
Divisions Agronomy, Horticulture, Entomology,
Agricultural Economics
Professional staff 19
Total staff 200
Facilities
Office Chiredzi: 10 offices, 2 laboratories
(soil and water, plant protection); Chisumbanje: 3 offices; Save
Valley: 4 offices, 1 laboratory (general)
Library Chiredzi 1 Library with 2,100
documents and maps, 220 books, 23 periodicals; Save Valley: 1 Library
being established
Computer catalog Yes
Local databases Annual reports,
Research Projects Directory
Formal networks AGRIS, IAEA (INIS)
Subcenters Makoholi Experiment Station Horticulture
Research Centre - for multiple cropping of rice and maize on
hydromorphic soils
Exchange Facilities Limited, but can
accommodate 3 visitors
Publications
Serials Annual reports, periodic handbooks
Other Articles published in Zimbabwe Agricultural
Journal and Zimbabwe Journal of Agriculture
Publications list Available
History
Three stations form the Lowveld Research Stations: Save
Valley Experiment Station (on alluvial soils) opened in 1953,
closed in 1976 and re-opened in 1994; Chisumbanje Experiment
Station, on basalts, opened in 1954; Chiredzi Research Station
(the regional headquarters) opened in 1968 on paragneiss soils
SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE (SESOZ)
Mail address PO Box MP 119, Mt. Pleasant, Harare
Telephone +263 (4) 744-260 Fax +263
(4) 730-700
Telex Via 1995 ISES World Congress Address 0907
26623 ZW
E-mail xcarels@zimbix uz zw
Sponsoring agency International Solar Energy
Society (ISES), PO Box 124, Caulfield, East Melbourne, Victoria
3145, Australia
Nature Voluntary, nongovernmental organization
(NGO) closely linked with the University of Zimbabwe
Mission To promote awareness of benefits of the
several forms of solar energy
Financial support Member dues, donations
Working languages English, Shona and Ndebele made
available when needed
Scope of interest Energy-efficient building design,
solar water heating, solar cooking, biogas, biomass,
photovoltaics for rural domestic electric lights, photovoltaics
for refrigeration and water pumping, wind generators where
velocity is sufficient
Research program
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official J. J. Chitauro, Chairman of
SESOZ and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education; J.
E. Stevens, Secretary; Lawrence Vambe, Chairman, 1995 ISES
Congress; Derrick McDiarmid, Chief Executive, 1995 ISES Congress
Total staff All volunteers
Facilities
Subcenters Matabeleland Branch, Bulawayo;
Manicaland Branch, Mutare
Local networks Partially in place;
Scientific and Technical University in Bulawayo in course of
communicating
Exchange Facilities Visitors are welcome
Publications
Serials The Sun (house journal)
History
Established in 1978
University of Zimbabwe
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Mail address PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant,
Harare
Telephone +263 (4) 303-211, extension 1402 Fax
+263 (4) 333-407, 335-249
Telex 26580 UNIVZ ZW E-mail [email protected] (Dr.
L.R. Ndlovu, Dean)
Nature Academic
Mission Research. instruction, outreach
Financial support National government, donor
community
Working languages English
Scope of interest Agronomy, horticulture, livestock
management, land use, range management
Research program
Locations Sanyati, Cwanda, Sebungwe, Masvingo,
Matopos
Subjects Livestock productivity, reforestation,
draught power and cropping
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. L.R. Ndlovu, Dean
Divisions Department of Agricultural Economics and
Extension, Department of Animal Science, Department of Crop
Science, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering Division
heads Chairmen
Professional staff 69
Total staff 183
Facilities
Office Each department has over 600 mē of
space
Computer catalog Yes
Exchange Facilities Available through direct
application
History
Established in 1957; previously known as University
College of Rhodesia, then as University of Rhodesia until 1980