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			Chi^2
		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.