Lovemore Musemwa

Biographic Data

ID1748272
NAMELovemore Musemwa
GIVEN NAMESLovemore
FAMILY NAMEMusemwa
SIGNATUREMUSEMWA L
AFFILIATIONSBindura University of Science Education
ORCID0000-0003-4929-9405
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Boosting intra-African timber trade

    Open AccessAstrid Zabel, Lydia Afriyie-Kraft et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2026

    Africa has substantial timber trade deficit • Momentum for continental trade due to unstable international trade relationships • Adding value locally can support Pan-African inclusive and sustainable green growth Forest cover in Africa is declining, and new strategies are needed to foster sustainable forest management. At the same time, unstable international trade relationships are challenging Africa’s timber trade model. This creates momentum f…

  • Flood-recession cropping in the mid-Zambezi Valley

    Open AccessMoreblessing Chimweta, Innocent Wadzanayi Nyakudya et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal2022Cited by: 1References: 30

    Flood-based farming systems can contribute significantly to smallholder farmers' food security and household income. The objectives of this study were to assess socio-economic importance of flood-recession cropping (FRC); characterise maize agronomic practices; determine factors that affect selection of crop establishment method; and identify major crop production challenges in the mid-Zambezi Valley. Data were collected through a questionnaire s…

  • Constrained crop enterprise choices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe

    Open AccessJoseph Persevearance Musara, Kudakwashe Watetepa et al.ARTICLECogent Social Sciences2021

    Smallholder irrigation schemes are critical in sustaining livelihoods of communities in the drier areas of Zimbabwe. The performance of these schemes as food and incomes safety nets has been questionable over recent times. Using a multinomial logit model, the study examines factors affecting smallholder irrigation farmers’ selection of crop enterprises in their crop mix decisions. The paper uses cross-sectional data from 136 small holder irrigati…

  • Impacts of improved sorghum varieties intensification on household welfare in the mid-Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe

    Joseph Persevearance Musara, Lovemore MusemwaARTICLEAgrekon2020

    Attaining food and income security is a persistent challenge among small holder farmers of Southern Africa. Improved sorghum varieties are widely regarded as a panacea to extreme poverty. The paper uses endogenous switching regression to determine impacts of improved sorghum varieties intensification on household welfare. Household dietary diversity score and household food insecurity access score were used as outcome variables and proxies for fo…

  • Implications of Livelihood Strategies on Household Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

    Open AccessLovemore MusemwaARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2018

  • Future prospects of Ziziphus mauritiana in alleviating household food insecurity and illnesses in arid and semi-arid areas

    Open AccessI M Maruza, Lovemore Musemwa et al.ARTICLEWorld Development Perspectives2017

  • The miombo ecoregion up in smoke

    Open AccessLuke Jimu, Loritah Mataruse et al.ARTICLEWorld Development Perspectives2017

  • Vulnerability to Climate Change Related Disasters in the Eastern Cape Province

    Open AccessLeocadia Zhou, Melusi Sibanda et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2016References: 3

    Globally there is now a consensus that extreme climatic events are occurring and pose significant challenges, particularly for resource poor rural households. This paper assesses household vulnerability to climate change related disasters in the Eastern Cape (EC) Province in South Africa. The Household Vulnerability Index (HVI) was used to determine the levels of vulnerability to climate change related disasters by households. Data from 1546 hous…