Research Article

Is Cut-Flower Industry Promotion by the Government Negatively Affecting Pollinator Biodiversity and Environmental/Human Health in Uganda?

Table 11

Perceptions of farmers about changes (reduction/increase) in crop yields in the village in the last 5–20 years.

Statement no.Question: Have you observed any changes (reduction, increase) in crop yields in the village over the last 5 to 20 years?Freq. (%)

1 Yield of crop is also reducing in the last 10–20 years. I think it is because; soil is old/currently infertile in our area 5.38
2Changes in crop yield may be due to infertility of the lands and to flowers fumes0.77
3 I have not yet observed changes (reduction/increase) in my yields of crops 8.46
4 I have observed changes (reduction) in yields for the last 5–10 years 5.38
5 I have seen some change these days (reduction) in yields of many crops although I donot know the exact causes 8.46
6No change, for me, yield is increasing because I live far from the flower farm and I manage well my gardens1.54
7No changes (reduction), instead I see increase because I do fertilization with cow dung to increase my yield0.77
8 No changes (reduction) in yields apart from thieves in the villages 2.31
9 Not sure (I can not tell) 20.10
10There has been change (reduction) and this may be linked to practice of bad farming methods1.54
11There has been changes in yield of many crop species for unknown reasons of changes in the global system0.77
12There have been drastic changes (reduction of 50 to 80% compared to previous harvests) in most of the crop yields I grow3.08
13There is a general decrease in yield of all crops we grow but I think it may be due to soil/land infertility0.77
14 There is a change (reduction) and bad yields are due to soil infertility, excess sunshine/rains, and climate change 4.62
15 There is a change (reduction) in crop yields but do not know what it is due to exactly 3.08
16Yes, there is a change (reduction) in yields over time but I can not explain clearly the changes are due to what exactly0.77
17There is a change in yields probably due to soil infertility because I have over-used the land to grown different crops over years1.54
18 There is a reduction in yield due to over-use of soils, growing crops/bad varieties in a wrong season, no respect of growing seasons 3.85
19There are changes (reduction) in yields probably due to soil infertility of my gardens and to fumes from flower farms0.77
20There is yield reduction because bees are disappearing in the village due to chemical sprays from the flower farm6.15
21 There is very little change (decrease)/to not much changes in yield of my crops 14.62
22Yield of crops has reduced in the village over the last 5–20 years but I do not know why5.38

Chi-square test for difference in arguments (statements) frequency: , , , .