Research articles (ORI): Recent submissions
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Economic sustainability of Jatropha cultivation for biodiesel production: Lessons from Southern Africa
(Omics International, https://www.omicsonline.org, 2017-11-18)Growth of Jatropha carcus in southern African countries is a new endeavor. Claims that jatropha has ability to grow in marginal lands, multiple benefits, potential to increase energy security and mitigate climate change, ... -
Factors influencing the implementation of poverty eradication programs in selected communities of ngamiland west, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2022)Poverty eradication program targeted poor and vulnerable members of any society to attain a self-sufficient, dignified livelihood. The focus of the study was to analyse factors influencing implementation of the poverty ... -
Is local knowledge peripheral? The future of Indigenous knowledge in research and development
(Sage; https://journals.sagepub.com/, 2022-04-11)The concepts of the core, semi-periphery, and periphery emanated from a mix of dependency and postmodernist thoughts, which rejected the notion of a Third World from which local knowledge emanates and develops. That local ... -
Influence of household demographic and socio-economic factors on water demand in Ngamiland District, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2022-03-11)Water is one of the most important natural resources without which humans cannot survive. Although efforts have been geared toward ensuring an adequate water supply, potable water shortages continue to persist. This paper, ... -
What difference does literacy make among adult learners? Impact of adult basic education programme in a rural community in Botswana
(Sage; https://journals.sagepub.com/, 2021-04-19)Functional education and human development are not mutually exclusive. To achieve an all-round development, the fourth Sustainable Development Goal partly emphasizes the need to ‘. . . promote lifelong learning opportunities ... -
Classifying soils: points of convergence in indigenous knowledge engagement with scientific epistemologies
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com/, 2022-02-25)While cultures are diverse in nature, there are many similarities between them. This is the case with African and Maōri cultures. Local people largely view their realities in a similar way. The question as to whether there ... -
Invasiveness of biofuel crops: implications for energy research and policy in Botswana
(Taylor and Francis group; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2020-04-07)In developed countries, biofuel development was largely driven by a desire to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing energy security, whereas in developing countries, in addition to energy security, the quest ... -
Assessment of diversity and composition of tree species in residential areas of Chobe District, Northern Botswana
(Agriculture and Forestry; http://www.agricultforest.ac.me/, 2022-02-21)A vegetation survey was conducted in Chobe district to document tree species in residential areas. The survey resulted in 44 tree species, representing 44 genera and 22 families across the nine study villages. The diversity ... -
Dynamics of the seasonal floodplain fishery of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Bergen, www.uib.no, 2019-08-28)Inland fisheries provide vital proteins, jobs and income, for some of the most marginalized communities of the world. The role of inland fisheries in household food security is particularly important in Africa, where most ... -
Weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-02)Globally, flood recession farming is practiced in wetlands such as lakes, floodplains, swamps and rivers. Major wetlands where flood recession is practiced include the Dianchi and Kunming lakes in China, the Yunnan ... -
Potential ecological factors contributing to springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) population declines in the southern Kalahari, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) population in the southern Kalahari, Botswana has declined precipitously in recent years, but the primary causes of this decline are not known. Springbok play an important role ... -
Determinants of residential water demand in Ngamiland district, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2021-10-24)Freshwater demand for direct human consumption is a significant concern globally. Water is increasingly becoming a scarce resource due to high demands intensified by rapid population growth, urbanisation, economic ... -
Traditional innovations: an analysis of traditional land-use and management institutions of Ngamiland, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2019-10)Mounting global dependence on natural resources has exacerbated natural resource depletion, land degradation and poverty levels worldwide. Scientists and planners acknowledging that science does not have all the answers ... -
Inter-disciplinarity, development studies, and development practice
(Taylor & Francis; https://www.tandfonline.com/, 2010-03-09)The article primarily seeks to show the interconnectedness of diverse academic disciplines and their crucial role in development practice. It sheds light on the meanings of developmentrelated concepts and seeks to delineate ... -
Factors influencing the performance of community-based organisations in the implementation of rural development: a case of Okavango Community Trust in Ngamiland district, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2019)Community based Organisations (CBOs) have emerged to be the ideal mechanism for channelling development initiatives within rural communities whose way of life do not conform to conservationist ideologies. Nonetheless, ... -
Twenty reasons why local knowledge will remain relevant to development
(Taylor & Francis; https://www.tandfonline.com/, 2015-10-05)Local knowledge has continued to gain popularity among development practitioners in the last four decades. However, the future of local knowledge seems hazy to some academics and researchers, perhaps due to the methodological ... -
Fishers' perceptions of occupational hazards in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-03)The fishing industry remains one of the most hazardous industries in the world, with fatality rates said to be higher than the national averages of all occupational fatalities. Different researchers disagree over ... -
"They don’t read meters, they only bring bills’: Issues surrounding the installation of prepaid water meters in Karoi town, Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2019-11-20)City and town administrators in Zimbabwe continue to push for the installation of prepaid water meters (PWMs). This is despite the residents' objections to the proposal. The merits and demerits of PWMs continue to be ... -
Survival at a cost: how artisanal fishers perceive occupational hazards in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2018-10-30)Fishing is regarded as an important livelihood activity in any riparian communities. People’s attitudes and perceptions of occupational risks associated with fishing are engendered by certain socio-cultural norms. This ... -
Science, social scientisation and hybridisation of knowledges
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2019-07-27)The contestation between mainstream science and counter-science is a longstanding phenomenon. The current issue of Science as Culture addresses the need for scientists to consciously engage in a broad-spectrum science that ...