Table 4 Sources of seed and where farmers sell their watermelon and pumpkin fruits in surveyed areas in Uganda
From: Pumpkin and watermelon production constraints and management practices in Uganda
Regions | Total | Frequency | df | χ2 | P | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Acholi | Central | East Central | Elgon | Lango | South western | Teso | West Nile | Western | |||||
Source of seed | ||||||||||||||
 Agro-input shops | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14.29 | 24 | 68.54 |  < 0.001* |
 Friend/fellow farmer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7.62 |  |  |  |
 Market | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8.57 |  |  |  |
 Farm-saved seeds | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 69.52 |  |  |  |
Market outlets | ||||||||||||||
 Farm gate | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15.24 | 16 | 59.59 |  < 0.001* |
 Local open market | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 54.29 |  |  |  |
 Traders | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 30.48 |  |  |  |