A Cross-Sectional Study of Pesticide Use and Knowledge of Smallholder Potato Farmers in Uganda

Table 2

Percentage of potato farmers using each group of pesticides by agroecological zone in Uganda.

Percentage of farmers using each pesticide group	Entire sample; mean; ()	Agroecological zone			Chi^2
		SWH ()	EH ()	LAC ()	SWH versus EH	SWH versus LAC	EH versus LAC
(1) Fungicides	72	100	99	16	1.01	98.13	94.27
(2) Insecticides	62	100	75	12	19.43	107.37	55.35
(3) Herbicides	3	0	1	9	1.01	6.28	3.77

, , and indicate statistical significance at , , and , respectively. ns: not statistically different at . = number of respondents. SWH: southwestern highlands; EH: eastern highlands; LAC = Lake Albert Crescent.