Rachel Majaya, Author at Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

About Rachel Majaya

She holds a Bachelor of Science Honors in Applied Biology and Biochemistry from National University of Science and Technology, a Certificate in Good Clinical Practices from National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network, a Certificate in Leadership from Deloitte and Certificate in Chemistry Laboratory Experiments from Helsinki Metropolian University of Applied Sciences, Finland.

January 2023

Commercial Crop Farming

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:34+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Commercial Tobacco Farming. Image credit theconversation.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial Crop Farming

Commercial farming involves the growing of crops and the rearing of animals on a large scale for sale of products.
Commercial farming is agribusiness with the farmer aiming to have the highest returns from […]

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Agriculture: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:54+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Agriculture is a critical part of the Zimbabwean economy. Image credit care.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture: Introduction

Agriculture is a primary activity in which man extracts food and industrial raw materials from nature on a production unit known as a farm.
As a result, this industry or activity is called farming.

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Plantation (estate) farming

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:34+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A tea estate. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Plantation (estate) farming

This is the large-scale production, usually of one crop on a large piece of land called an estate, for an extended period of time.
The crop grown here may be perennial, that is, grown […]

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Reasons for the decline of plantation farming in Africa

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:33+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sugarcane in the Lowveld. Image credit voanews.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Reasons for the decline of plantation farming in Africa

Despite the advantages of estate farming estate farming has its problems.
They exhaust soils of the same nutrients since one crop may be grown for up to 30 […]

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The major estates of Zimbabwe: Hippo Valley case study

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:33+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Hippo Valley Estate. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:The major estates of Zimbabwe: Hippo Valley case study

Hippo Valley estate is located in the S.E Lowveld of Zimbabwe.
Size-Large land of size 111 4555 ha leased to a company by government.
Ownership-Ownership is by Anglo-American Corporation […]

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Irrigation Farming

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:33+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Small scale irrigation. Image credit wfp.org

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Irrigation Farming

This is the artificial application of water on land in order to grow crops when prevailing climatic and weather conditions cannot sustain such crop growth.
This expensive farming system is carried out in order to:
1. Increase […]

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The city of Gweru

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:37:19+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

The city of Gweru. Image credit vevesworld.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Settlements: The city of Gweru

Gweru is an administrative capital of the Midlands region.
It has a male population of 776 787 and a female population of 838 154 which results in a total population of 1 614 941 […]

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Types of Irrigation

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:32+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sprinkler irrigation are a form of modern irrigation. Image credit financialgazette.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Irrigation Farming:Types of Irrigation

irrigation may be divided into two groups namely:
traditional forms of irrigation and
modern ones.

Traditional forms of irrigation

Under traditional methods, there’s the water wheel moved by draught power […]

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Multinational Companies in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2022-09-15T12:36:06+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Mining at Rio Tinto. Image credit afrespost.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: TNCs in Zimbabwe

Transnational corporations (TNCs) or multi-national companies (MNCs) are companies with economic operations in more than one country.
Some may have operation in one country but with diverse operations

Structural operations of TNCs