BioMed Research International / 2015 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Study of Pesticide Use and Knowledge of Smallholder Potato Farmers in Uganda Table 5 Sources of pesticides and pesticide information for potato farmers in Uganda.
Entire sample (mean) Agroecological zone Chi2 SWH EH LAC SWH versus EH SWH versus LAC EH versus LAC Percentage of farmers who received information about choice of a pesticide to buy or apply (1) Agrochemical retailers 34 29 36 42 5.47 1.81 1.11 (2) Other farmers 45 54 37 42 (3) Previous experience 19 13 25 16 (4) Agriculture extension officers 2 3 1 0 Percentage of farmers who received information about pesticide doses (1) Agrochemical retailers 33 26 34 50
12.52
4.50
4.09 (2) Other farmers 21 31 10 20 (3) Previous experience/can read 45 38 55 30 (4) Agriculture extension officers 1 3 0 0 (5) Agrochemical retailers + agriculture extension officers 1 1 0 0 Place where pesticides were bought (1) Agrochemical retailers 60 35 90 40
43.03
0.41
22.55 (2) General household merchandise shops 40 63 10 60 (3) Other farmers 1 1 0 0
, , and indicate statistical significance at , , and , respectively. ns: not statistically different at . SWH: southwestern highlands; EH: eastern highlands; LAC: Lake Albert Crescent.