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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Mail address PO Box 310158, Chelston, Lusaka
Telephone +260 ( I ) 281-081 to -086 Telex 40005
NACSIR, ZA
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Science,
Technology and Vocational Training
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Government of the Republic of
Zambia
Working languages English
Scope of interest Livestock research, pest
research, animal nutrition, animal physiology, tree Improvement
research, natural products, food technology, industrial minerals,
energy research, water quality
Research program
Locations (1) Tree Improvement Research Centre
- Kitwe; (2) Livestock and Pest Research Centre - Chilanga; (3)
National Council for Scientific Research Headquarters Lusaka
Subjects (1) Tree improvement and natural products;
(2) livestock and pests, animal nutrition and physiology; (3)
food technology, industrial minerals, energy research and water
quality
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Professor M. N. Siamwiza, Acting
Secretary General
Divisions Units of Food Technology Research,
Radioisotopes Research, Livestock and Pest Research, Water
Resources Research, Tree Improvement Research, Building
Industrial Minerals Research, Material Testing, Technical
Services, Information Services
Professional staff 54
Total staff 390
Facilities
Office Each unit has laboratories and Office
space
Library 10,000 books, subscriptions to l 12
serials, good collection of government and institutional reports
Subcenters Tree Improvement Research Centre, Box
21210, Kitwe; Livestock and Pest Research Centre, Box 49,
Chilanga
Exchange Facilities Can be arranged through
Secretary General
Publications
Serials Zambia Journal of Science and
Technology, Zambia Science Abstracts; technical reports,
technical directories
Other Atlas of the Population of Zambia
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1967 by Act of Parliament
University of Zambia
INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES
Mail address PO Box 30900, Lusaka
Telephone +260 (1) 292-462, 292-463
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Financial support Government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Socioeconomics, health,
economics, labor issues, urban issues
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. Oliver Saasa, Director
Divisions (1) Health Promotion Research, (2)
Economics, (3) Urban Research, (4) Social Research
Division heads (1) Dr. M. Macwang'i, (2) Dr. C.
Lumbwe and Dr. C. Chingambo; (3) Mr. Mulenga, (4) Prof. M.
Kashoki
Professional staff 8
Total staff 20
Facilities
Library Special collection of more than 5,000
documents and i 50 journals, with emphasis on socioeconomic
themes representing the main thrust of the Institute's research
Computer catalog Yes, using CDS/ISIS
Local databases Health Systems
Research, Database of Studies and Surveys on Social Policy and
Poverty in Zambia, 1988-93
Exchange Facilities Could be arranged with
the Director
Publications
Serials IAS Working Papers (available: Nos. I
-6), MS Research Reports (available: No. 2 of 4), IAS Seminar
Proceedings (available: Nos. 1-2)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1953 as the Rhodes-Livingston Institute
University of Zambia, Faculty of Natural Sciences
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Mail address PO Box 32379, Lusaka
Telephone +260(1) 213-221 Fax +260(1)
253-952 Telex 44370 UNZALU
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Working languages English
Scope of interest Livestock, remote sensing, energy
Research program
Locations Southern Province of Zambia
Subjects Drought, famine, famine relief, livestock
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Head of Department
Divisions Physical Geography, Human Geography
Professional staff 16
Total staff 30
Facilities
Office 3 lecture rooms, 2 laboratories, 14
offices
Library Department library
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Serials Zambia Geographical Journal; schools
supplement, occasional studies papers, occasional newsletter,
handbook series
Other Maps
History
University founded in 1965