Research Article

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

Table 14

Views/beliefs of farmers’ about crop yield reduction being linked or not to decline in bee-visitations to crop flowers in villages.

St. noQuestion: Do you think (agree/disagree) that changes (reductions) in crop yields are associated with changes (decline/loss) in bee-visitations? Why not?Freq. (%)

1 I am not sure and do not know, someone should explain to me why there is too much yield reduction these days in our village2.3
2 I am not sure (I have no idea at all and cannot even speculate or guess)8.5
3 Because most of our grown crops need bees, if bees are few in the village, then low yield obviously is due to that 14.6
4 Change (reduction) in crop yields over time is due to the fact that FIDUGA dumped toxic chemicals around our villages1.5
5 Change (reduction) in yields can only be related to thieves of my harvests3.8
6 Changes in yield may be due to land infertility/degradation and fumes from the flower farms0.8
7 Changes in yields are due to lack (reduction) in bee population in the village because all crops I grow need bees to fertilize them1.5
8 Changes in yields are due to lack (reduction) in bee population in the village because all crops I grow need bees to fertilize them0.8
9 Currently observed yield loss (reduction) in many crops is due to pests/diseases emergence but not at all to decline in bees1.5
10 I am not sure if change in yield can be associated with decline in bees, I need someone to explain to me how 8.5
11 I can't relate yield reduction to loss of bees because in the village, their habitats (nests) are still many 3.1
12 I do not think low yield is linked to reduction because theses days yield reduction is generalized in all crops even in those
that don't need pollinators to yield better
5.4
13 I don’t agree/believe that low yield is due to lack (low) of numbers of bees in the village2.3
14 I don't think the changes (reductions) in yield are due to few bees currently seen in the villages0.8
15 I have no idea if they have changed or not 11.5
16 No, I think yield reduction is due to drought and climate change, but not to low bee-visitations or lack of bees in the village1.5
17 Not sure (I donot believe low yield is due to absence or low bee-visitations to my crops) 4.6
18 Reduction in coffee/beans yields may be due to climate change and to diseases/pests emergency 3.1
19 The change (reduction) in yield is due to change in rainfall pattern prevalence infertile soils, but not due to bees reduction in the village 3.1
20 The change (reduction) in yields is only associated with low rainfall, these days, we receive little rainfall that can help get good harvests 3.8
21 The change (reduction) in yield is due to chemical sprays of the flower farm that have killed bees and then we get little yield 5.4
22 There have been changes in yields of many crops but I don't believe low yields is due to lack of bees2.3
23 There is little harvest these days because there is not much rainfall coming these days1.5
24 Yield reduction is due to interacting factors (including chemical, poor farming methods) leading to reduced bee-visitations to flowers of our crops 6.2
25 Yield reduction is due to the fact that NARO (agricultural research institute) has released crop varieties that are very susceptible or contain pests/disease germs in the village1.5

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